List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country
January 01, 1970
The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin. The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in France. and is divided into five degrees (lower to higher): Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
Membership in the Legion of Honor is restricted to French nationals.[1] Foreign nationals who have served France or the ideals it upholds[2] may, however, receive a distinction of the Légion, which is nearly the same thing as membership in the Légion. Foreign nationals who live in France are submitted to the same requirements as Frenchmen. Foreign nationals who live abroad may be awarded a distinction of any rank or dignity in the Légion.
A complete, chronological list of the members of the Legion of Honor nominated from the very first ceremony in 1804 to now does not exist. The number is estimated at one million. Among them about 3,000 were decorated with the Grand Cross (including 1,200 French).[3]
Abdelkader El Djezairi (1860), religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in the mid-19th century. In 1860, Abdelkader, who was living in exile in Syria, fought to save thousands of Christians in Damascus during the conflict between the Druze and Maronites. The French government then bestowed on him the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur[7][8]
Si Kaddour Benghabrit (1939), official and founder of the Muslim Institute of the Great Mosque of Paris[7][9]
Djelloul Ben Lakhdar [fr] (1856-1940), bachaga of the Larbaa[10]
Ernesto Sabato (1979, Chevalier; 1986 Commander), writer, humanist, former member of the CONADEP, founder and first President of the Fundación Ernesto Sabato.
Juan David Nasio (1999), psychoanalyst, psychiatric physician, writer.
Officier
Victoria Ocampo (1962), writer, critic; founder, publisher and director of Sur, philanthropist.
Tom Hughes, AO, QC (2005), prominent barrister and Attorney-General in the Gorton Government, appointed Chevalier for his contribution as an RAAF pilot in the D-Day landings
His Honour Judge Warren C Fagan, QC, former president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Victoria, officier de Palmes Académiques, former president de L'alliance Francaise de Melbourne, chevalier de Légion d'Honneur (2012)[23]
Cr Noel D'Souza (October 2020), Mayor of Randwick (2015-2017)
Graham Russell "Russ" Godden (1920–), Stirling bomber pilot in RAF 196 Squadron from 1944 to 1945, 38 Group, who, as well as flying supplies to Arnhem during Operation Market Garden (23 September 1994) and being tug pilot during Operation Varsity (Crossing of the Rhine, 24 March 1945), also piloted a Stirling bomber during Special Operation Executive missions to France and Norway, as well as dropping French S.A.S paratroops into the Netherlands during Operation Amherst (7 April 1945).[28][29]
Donald Matheson was awarded the Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour by his Excellency Mr. Jean-Pierre Thébault, Ambassador of France to Australia, c/- Donald's son, Tesselaar Romanoff Matheson, on the 6th October 2022. This most prestigious distinction was awarded to Donald for his part during the Normandy Landings, on the 6th June 1944 aboard H.M.S Black Prince.[30]
Ivan Ceresnjes (1994), head of the Jewish community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for non-sectarian humanitarian relief work during the Bosnian War.[43]
Jovan Divjak (2001), Bosnian general and philanthropist
Vahid Halilhodžić (2004), former Bosnian football player, now successful football manager, received his Légion d'Honneur on 23. July 2004, during his tenure as manager of PSG[44]
Jean Fochive (1971), Cameroon Director General of the Department of Documentation.
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Leonard Brierley, one of the first Canadian soldiers to land on Juno Beach during the D-Day Invasion, awarded the rank of Chevalier (knight) on 30 May 2007, by French Ambassador Daniel Jouanneau.[53]
Jan de Vries, a Canadian paratrooper from the Second World War and veteran's advocate was named a Chevalier in 2004.
Harry De Wolf, Vice Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff and former commanding officer of HMCS Haida
Céline Dion, international celebrity, Canadian singer, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
Joseph Reginald Martin,[55] World War II Veteran, Royal Canadian Navy. Awarded the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2014 for aiding in the liberation of France.Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur
Beverly McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France in 2008[56]
Madeleine Meilleur, an Ontarian MPP and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.[citation needed]
Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada, was presented the Legion of Honour in the rank of Commander, on 6 December 2016 by the French ambassador Nicolas Chapuis in Ottawa[57]
Lance Corporal Joseph Novak, 98 years old WWII Veteran. Royal Canadian Army Service Corps served in France, Belgium, The Netherlands. He was honored as a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by the Grand Chancellor of the National Order of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit, General Benoît Puga in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada on 21 October 2021. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-veteran-france-national-order-whitehorse-1.6218537
Lawson Arthur Walsh, 1899-2001 World War I 193rd Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. Turned 18 in the trenches of France and fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Phillip Francis Vernon Wragg, from the Royal Regina Rifles was among the first Canadian soldiers to land on Juno Beach and reach and hold their final objective during the Operation Overload, D-Day Invasion, was awarded the rank of Knight (Chevalier) of the Legion of Honour on 10 June 2015 for aiding in the liberation of France.[62]
Sir Michael LaPlante, received the Legion of Honour in 2016, from the French Government and title of “Chevalier” (Knight); the highest French Order for military and civil merits. Michael was born to Hazel Tapaquon and Michael LaPlante Sr. on the Kawacatoose First Nation, where he resided until he attended the Lestock Residential School. He joined the army at a very young age and served with the Regina Rifle Regiment from 1943 to 1946. He was posted in England, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Sir Michael LaPlante began his Spiritual Journey on 27 December 2016 with daughter Celeste and niece Gloria by his side.[63]
Dr. Daniel Pauly received the title of Chevalier on July 14, 2017, from the Ambassador of France to Canada, Kareen Rispal.[64]
Donna Strickland, received the title of Chevalier on November 22, 2022, from the French ambassador to Canada, Mr. Michel Miraillet. Ref.
Sgt Grahame Clapp, WWII veteran, First Special Service Force.
Lance Corporal Frederick Henry West, (1899 - 2000) British Home Child and under age enlister, WW1 Veteran, 14th Bn. Canadian Infantry, MM & Bar, awarded the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1999.
Gong Li (2010). Actress, was appointed Commandeur for contributions to film[66]
Huai Jinpeng (2012). Scientist, academician and politician, was appointed Knight for contributions to education, science and technology development across China and France.[67]
Dr. Domingo Gomez de Gimeranez (1903-1978). Cuban biomedical engineer, physician and scientist. He rejected the distinction (1958) in protest of the awarding of the prize that year to Cuban dictator Batista.
Dr. José A. Presno Bastiony (1876-1953). Cuban physician.
Maria López Vigil (born 1944). Cuban writer.
Dr. Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras (1934-2023). Cuban physician.
Vicente G. Vérez Bencomo (born 1953). Cuban chemist and scientist.
Emeterio Santovenia (1889-1968). Cuban politician, historian and writer.
Wilhelm I, the only German ever awarded the Grand Cross before Angela Merkel was Wilhelm I,[citation needed] who received it for saving numerous soldiers' lives during the war with his decisive actions. On one occasion, Wilhelm decided to delay the bombardment in the German siege of Paris, which led to significantly less casualties than an earlier bombardment would have caused. Additionally, during the Paris Commune, Wilhelm led German troops to assist in suppressing the revolt and relayed German medical knowledge to French doctors, enabling them to treat otherwise mortal wounds.[citation needed]
Manfred Rommel, son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 to 1996. Worked hard to build and maintain good relations between France and Germany several decades after World War II.
Richard Strauss, conductor and leading composer of the early modern era, awarded the Croix d'Officier (Officer's Cross) on 14 June 1914. Previously awarded the Croix de Chevalier (Knight's Cross) in 1907.
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Janab JM Abdul Aziz of Saigon born in Koothanallur wears the Legion on his left among other Orders[citation needed]
Sivaji Ganesan, first Indian actor, Marlon Brando of India 1995
J. L. P. Roche Victoria. Chevalier John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria K. S. G (26 September 1894 – 15 October 1962)[1] was an Indian politician from Tuticorin belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was from a wealthy and eminent Paravar family and was also a businessman with ownership in several commercial ventures
Patrick James Smyth, Irish revolutionary and politician. Smyth was made a Chevalier in 1871 in recognition of his efforts organising an Irish ambulance service who aided the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.[162]
Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885), Franco-Irish composer and pianist, "Chevalier" in 1881[163]
Henri O'Kelly (1859–1938), Franco-Irish composer and church musician, "Chevalier" in 1931[164]
Mary Ryan (15 July 1935), Professor of French at University College Cork,[166] first woman professor on island of Ireland. Awarded the Légion d'Honneur for services to the French language.
Monsignor Professor Brendan Devlin (November 2001), scholar in the French and Irish languages and rector of the Irish College in Paris, was invested as an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur. [citation needed]
Alan Dukes (2004), former Irish minister and former leader of Fine Gael is an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur[167]
Mary Lawlor (3 July 2014), founder and executive director of human rights organisation Front Line Defenders was awarded the Insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on behalf of the French government by French Ambassador to Ireland Mr Jean-Pierre Thebault[169]
Martin Naughton, Irish businessman, founder of the Glen Dimplex group, and philanthropist was invested as an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur in November 2016[170]
Barbara Wright (25 September 2019), Professor Emerita of French at Trinity College, Dublin, eminent scholar of French literature and art history, was appointed Chevalier (Knight) de la Légion d'Honneur by French President Emmanuel Macron and awarded the medal by the French Ambassador to Ireland, Stéphane Crouzat.
Corrado Augias (born 1935), Chevalier, 2007. Augias returned[171] the title on 14 December 2020, deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.
Monica Bellucci (born 1964), Italian actress and model. She received the Knight of the Legion of Honour on 24 November 2016 by François Hollande.[172]
Emma Bonino (born 1948), National Order - Officer, 20 March 2009.
Luciana Castellina (born 1929), she returned the title in December 2020, deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.
Sergio Cofferati (born 1948), he returned the title in December 2020, deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.
Giovanna Melandri (born 1962), she received the title on 19 September 2003, and returned it in December 2020, deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.
Fusco Foresto Moggi (born 1900) Chevalier, anti fascist Grand Master of free masons received the title on 27 May 1935.
Romano Prodi (born 1939), Chevalier, 13 February 2014.
Rossana Rummo (born 1953), former director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris [fr].She received the title in 2009 and returned it in December 2020, deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.
Abdullah Ensour, economist who was Prime Minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016; has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addition to being prime minister[183]
Dina Kawar, a binational Jordanian diplomat who was the ambassador of Jordan to France in 2003[184]
Lulwah Al-QatamiLulwah Al-Qatami, educator and activist, first woman from Kuwait to attend university overseas, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, former Director of the Women's College of Kuwait University.[186][187]
Nano Ružin (2012) Professor of political sciences, Macedonian Ambassador to NATO and presidential candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Macedonia (LDP) in 2009.[citation needed]
Michelle Yeoh (2007, 2012), a Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress, dancer, and model. Awarded Chevalier in 2007 for contributions of films and media,[198] and appointed Officer and Chevalier in 2012 and 2017 respectively[199]
Sharafuddin of Selangor (2012), 9th Sultan of Selangor, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.
Tony Fernandes (2013), co-founder of budget airline AirAsia, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour[200]
Marina Mahathir (2016), Malaysian socio-political activist and writer, was conferred the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the French government for "her voice and charisma to many causes", citing her work with the Malaysian AIDS Council and with migrants[201]
1901 – Caballero – Légion d'honneur – Fernando Ferrari Pérez
Chevalier
Fernando Ferrari-Pérez (1901), naturalist, photographer, statesman. Ferrari Pérez took part in the effort to modernize his country based on a Positivist view of progress and society. His country's ideological, scientific and intellectual autonomy was tantamount to its objectives. He worked to promote Mexico's new image and status on the American continent and in Europe; particularly in France where, because of professional imperatives, he lived during intermittent periods in two different addresses, both in Paris (32, Rue de Chazelles and 43, Avenue de Saxe). Fernando Ferrari Pérez introduced the Frères Lumière cinématographe patent into México. The purchase document (in Frères Lumière paperhead) of the patent's franchise for México, is deposited in the 'Archivio Storico della città di Mantova' (Italy). [citation needed]
The precise reference for his award is: Republique Française – Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur – Président de la Republique Motivation: Ingegneur de Mines. Date: Decret du 3 July 1901. Vu, sélle et enregistré 19 April 1901. Décoration de Chevalier of 'Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur.[citation needed]
Thami El Glaoui (1925), better known in English-speaking countries as T'hami El Glaoui or Lord of the Atlas, was the Pasha of Marrakech from 1912 to 1956[217]
Mohammed Triki (1936–present), the first Vice Admiral of the modern Royal Moroccan Navy, who held the position as the Commander in Chief for 14 years from 1991 to 2005, and devoted 46 years of services to the Moroccan Navy. Studied at the École de Guerre of Paris and Newport, FL.
Professor John DunmoreCMNZ (2007), prominent New Zealand academic, author on French history in the Pacific and long-time president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises[237]
Sir Carrick Hey Robertson (1938), Chief Medical Officer of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand[254]
Doctor William Marshall MacDonald CBE (1939), President of the Wellington French Club (subsequently the Alliance Française)[254]
Wing Commander Lloyd Julius Joel DFC & Bar (1945), RAF Operations Staff concerned with the Special Air operations that dropped agents and saboteurs into France during World War II[256]
Patrick Joseph Twomey (1956), New Zealand marist brother and Member Leper Trust Board, who devoted his life in service of Lepers and in the South West Pacific.
Doctor Roy Granville McElroyCMG (1970), Honorary Consular Agent of France in Auckland from 1948 to 1972.
Professor Darrell Tryon (2004), New Zealand born Professor of Linguistics Emeritus in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra. [citation needed]
Eyvind Hellstrøm Norwegian chef and former owner of a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in the city of Oslo. He received the honor because he has been positive about France for a long time and promoted the country and its culture and been an advocate for French values through his work as chef and a number of books written. The award was handed out by word renowned chef Paul Bocuse in 2007[268]
Saeed Akhtar Malik, former Naval Officer, former Secretary to the President of Pakistan, former Director For Regional Bureau of Eastern Europe WFP (World Food Programme) current leader of Bright Star Mobile Library (BSML).[269][270]
Ahmad Hasan Dani, intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist, awarded in 1998[271]
Tan Boon Teik (1998), former Attorney-General of Singapore, was appointed an Officer for contributions towards increasing commercial ties between France and Singapore as co-chairman of the France–Singapore Business Council[310]
Ng Eng Hen (2018), Minister of Defence of Singapore since 2011, appointed Officer[311]
Tan Chorh Chuan (2022), Chief Health Scientist, appointed Knight for outstanding contributions in health and science[312]
Leo Yee Sin (2022), executive director of the National Centre of Infectious Diseases, appointed Knight[312]
Laurient Rénia (2022), Director of the Respiratory and Infectious Diseases Programme at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, appointed Knight[312]
Carlos Ibáñez e Ibáñez de Ibero, marquis of Mulhacén, geodesist, first president of the International Committee for Weights and Measures for his contribution in dissemination of the metric system among all nations[315]
Henry Allingham (2003, 2009), the world's oldest man at his death and the second oldest war veteran of all time; appointed Chevalier in 2003 and promoted to Officier in 2009[citation needed]
Lionel Barber, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, for European journalism[347]
Lt-Cdr Richard Bevan (1919), for services during the Gallipoli Campaign
Thomas A Bird, DSO, MC & Bar (2004), for leading a Rifle Brigade relief column through enemy lines into the desert citadel of Bir Hakeim, which enabled the 1st Free French Brigade to break out of the German encirclement on the night on 10/11 June 1942.
Bill Cross (2015), British Army soldier who fought in Normandy in the days after D-Day
Ron Cross (2016), British Army soldier who was part of the 79th Armoured Division, one of the first to land on Juno Beach during the Normandy landings[351]
D–J
John Edward DavisBritish Army (1998), appointed Chevalier for service during the First World War alongside other remaining survivors including Harry Patch, was one of the last surviving combatants and the last Kitchener Volunteer to die.
Maurice EdelmanMP, promoted Officier of the Légion d'honneur in 1960, having been appointed Chevalier in 1954[352]
Albert Edward England (2015), appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his role during the Normandy D-Day landings.
Captain Stanley Frederick English. Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur. 1947: for services to France 1940/1946.
Stoker/2nd Writer Clerk Eric Peter Molyneux (2021), Appointed Chevalier (Knight) de la Légion d'honneur on 1 April 2021, for his role on D-Day, serving on board HMS Prince Charles (1941) with the Merchant Navy. His ship took the US 2nd Rangers to Omaha on the morning of 6 June 1944.
Noble Frankland (2016), appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his role in flying 27 sorties with 50 Squadron Bomber Command in support of the liberation of France, including two on D-Day[353]
Carey Henrietta Fraser, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), appointed Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur, July 1918 while serving with FANY Unit 9 attached to the French Army. Also awarded the Croix de Guerre.
Sir Douglas Haig, appointed Grand Officier in May 1915[355] and Grand Croix in February 1916[356]
Sir Amos Hirst (1953), Chairman of the Football Association (FA), awarded to celebrate the FA's 90th Anniversary[357]
Lance Corporal Donald Hunt who was part of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers during the Normandy landings, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2017 for his steadfast involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War.
Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey William Vanrenen Holdich. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.
Alan David Iles, Royal Navy, appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d’honneur by the President of the Republic in recognition of his military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War.[359]
Sir Elton John (2019), was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur by French President Emmanuel Macron[360]
Sir Gladwyn Jebb (1957), 1st Baron Gladwyn, Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
K–P
Kenneth Wilson 1924–2021, Army number 2991806. Appointment the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d’honneur by degree of 27 January 2018 by Jean-Pierre Jouyet. To recognise Kenneth's military engagement and steadfast involvement in the Liberation Of France during the Second World War.
Nasser David Khalili awarded the rank of Officier in the Légion d'honneur by President Francois Hollande for his work in the pursuit of peace, education and culture among nations[361]
Sir Paul McCartneyMBE (2012), was invested as Officier of the Légion d'honneur by President François Hollande[365]
John McIntosh (2016), Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, appointed for his part in the liberation of France.[366]
Admiral Francis Mitchell, in recognition of military service during WWI
Lord Monks (2014), former General-Secretary of the Trades Union Congress 1993–2003, Secretary-General of the European Trade Union Confederation 2003–2011[367]
Harry Patch (1998, 2009), Britain's last surviving First World War Veteran, appointed Chevalier 1998 and promoted Officier in 2009[372]
Q–V
Jim Radford, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in October 2015 "in recognition of his steadfast involvement in the Liberation of France during the Second World War" (Britain's youngest Normandy Veteran was a fifteen year old seaman on the Empire Larch; one of the Deep Sea Tugs that built the breakwater for the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches)[373]
Paul Richey, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1980;
J. K. Rowling, awarded the Légion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2009;
Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker, WWII Pilot, also awarded also the Croix de Guerre. Played Rugby for England. He held the post of Inspector-General of the RAF from 1964 to 1966 when he became Deputy Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Central Europe.
Arthur Wallis-Myers, English tennis correspondent, editor, author and player. Appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by French President Paul Doumer on 29 April 1932 for his service to the game of tennis.
The individuals listed below are among the approximately 10,000 Americans who have been so honored:
A–B
Brett August (2015), founder French-American Chamber of Commerce Chicago; chair, Chicago-Paris Sister Cities Committee; founder, Chicago chapter of l'Ordre des Canardiers.
James Baldwin (1986), African-American author and commentator who expatriated to France in 1948 where he remained for the rest of his life. He died at his home in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in 1987.
Arnaud de Borchgrave (2014), journalist specializing in international politics and former editor in chief of The Washington Times. He was awarded in July 2014 with French Ambassador Francois Delattre saying that Borchgrave is "a World War II hero to whom France is eternally grateful, and one of the most remarkable journalists of our lifetime who is also a great friend of France and an exceptional individual."[citation needed]
Gregory Bradford Retired U. S. Air Force pilot/navigator, President/CEO Aerospatiale, CEO EADS North America, member French American Chamber of Commerce.
Herbert Brill (2005) downed WW II B-17 navigator (1944), member of the French Resistance during escape and evasion (battle of Javerlhac and liberation of Angouleme).
Steven Clemons, Chevalier (October 2021) American journalist, editor, foreign policy expert for his contributions in the field of foreign affairs and international diplomacy.[386]
Lambert P. Elbert (2010) Corydon, Indiana Veteran[396]
Charles William Eliot (1903, Officer and 1924, Commander) Longest-serving President of Harvard University, transformed it into the research powerhouse that it is known as today.
Muriel Engelman (born Muriel Phillips, 12 January 1921, Meriden CT), second lieutenant, U.S. Army Nurse Corps in World War II, spending several months of her two-year service near the front lines at the Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) treating American and Allied soldiers. Appointed the Legion of Honor by President Emmanuel Macron in July 2018 and received her medal at the age of 97 in a ceremony in Los Angeles, 20 September 2018, from the Consul General of France for the State of California.[397]
Ralph Gibson, American Photographer, appointed Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor (2018).
Grace Gassette, American artist who designed orthopedic devices for wounded soldiers in World War I
Rick Goings, Chairman Emeritus Tupperware Brands, for his dedication to the role of women and children in developing countries (2010)[401]
John Gojermac, (2023), assigned to 3rd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Regiment, Fought in Italy and France, awarded Silver Star, Bronze Star, wounded three times.
Bart Gordon, Officer (2012), US Representative from Tennessee[402]
Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg (2014), American business executive, for military service in the European Theater during World War II
Philip Habib, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, special envoy to the Middle East[405]
Edward Smith Hamilton (2005) Retired Army (Infantry) and CIA officer, West Point Class of 1939, D-Day invasion (90th Infantry Division), Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart (2 OLC).
[Charles Hardy] (2023) TSgt, U. S. Army Combat Engineer WW II, captured 68 German POWs Port of Brest, fought Battle of the Bulge.
Jeong H. Kim (2013), President of Bell Labs (2005–2013), in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments and exemplary commitment to French-American friendship[413]
Young-Oak Kim, Officier (2005), US Army Colonel; Battalion Operation Officer of the 100th bn/442nd RCT during the campaigns for Bruyères and Biffontaine[414]
Brian Warner Kittrell (Commandeur 1988) Given due to the extraordinary valor displayed while rescuing American and French government officials from a terrorist car bombing near the embassy in 1988. He was working as an intern at the Paris American Embassy at the age of 16, making him is the youngest American to be given the honor.
William A. McNulty, Chevalier (1945), colonel (US Army), WWII field commander
Samuel Meyer (awarded 27 February 2024), b. 1924, awarded the Légion d'honneur by Ambassador Laurent Bili for his service in the 485 Fighter Squadron of the 370th Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War.[434]
John Mierzejewski, Chevalier, (2016), private first class (US Army), 29th infantry division, 16th infantry regiment, heavy artillery gunner. Landed on Omaha Beach as part of the second wave of the invasion of Normandy.
Russell Miller, took part in the D-Day invasion. He was wounded in combat in Normandy in 1944 and in Germany in 1945. Awards include the Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster. In 2015, Russell was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French Government.
Thomas Volney Munson, In 1888 he received decorations of the Legion of Honor with the title "Chevalier du Merite Agricole" for aid to France in viticulture.
Myron H. Murley (2013), Colonel, Infantry (retired), United States Army (b. 4 June 1923, d. 2 September 2013) for his gallant conduct in the liberation of France, 1944.
Walter Miller, (2015) U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne for combat service on D-Day at St. Mere Eglise where he earned the first of his two Purple Hearts at the age of 17.
James Mynatt (2017) Army Air Corps, 848th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, ultimately flew 35 missions, his first piloting a B-24 bomber over Normandy on D-Day[438]
Robert O'Brien (2022) former National Security Advisor, helped free two French hostages[441]
George Kenichi Ōide "Chevalier" (Knight) (2019) - US Army Private, for his contribution to liberating France from Nazi occupation.
Edgar dePue Osgood, Officer (2006) honorary consul of Côte d'Ivoire, for military service in WWII and keeping the French Language a vibrant entity in the State of California for 50 years.[citation needed]
William "Bill" Bruce Overstreet Jr. (2009) (US), USAAF, WWII Fighter Pilot, with the 357th FG, 363rd FS. The "Yoxford Boys". Flew a P-51 Mustang named "Berlin Express". Only known Allied fighter pilot to turn in a kill while flying under the "Eiffel Tower" in Paris chasing a German Messerschmitt Bf 109. Chevalier medal, presented by Ambassador to the US Pierre Vimont at the D-Day Memorial 8 December 2009 in Bedford, VA US. Vimont said of Bill Overstreet in his speech that the Legion of Honour is "The sign of my country's exceptional recognition of Captain Overstreet's heroic contribution to the liberation of France."[442][443][444][445]
Ernest C. Peixotto, captain/artist, US Army Corps of Engineers – WWI (presented 1921 Chevalier raised to Officer 1926)
Mary Hutchinson Peixotto, artist/American Red Cross – WWI (presented 1921 Chevalier)
Donald A. Peltier (2013) corporal US Army 8th Armored Division, Allied Invasion World War II, Normandy, Belgium, Holland, Germany (Bronze Star for Valor).
Claiborne Pell, United States Senator
Alvin Houston Perry (2019), 331st Infantry Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division, Prisoner of War (Stalag VII-A in Moosburg Germany), Purple Heart
Joseph Petrucci Chevalier (2016), US Army Engineer 294th Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) World War II, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars and Arrowhead, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and Croix de Guerre. Petrucci was wounded in action on D-Day but refused the Purple Heart because he felt accepting it would dishonor those who sacrificed their lives on that historic day. He was awarded this medal for services to France during World War II. Legion of Honor: Ceremony in San FranciscoWWII D-Day veteran, Truckee resident awarded France's Legion of Honor
Lafayette G. Pool, S/Sgt, US Army 3rd Armored Division, US tank ace credited with over 1,000 kills, 250 German prisoners of war taken, 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armored vehicle and self-propelled gun kills[449]
Raj Reddy (1984) for his work on artificial intelligence and computer literacy[452]
James Cooper Rhea (1918) Brigadier General, United States Army. Received the Officer Class of the award, for actions in World War One. Also received the French Croix de Guerre, with palm.[453]
Russell M. "Russ", "Buddy" Robinson, Roanoke, VA USA (b. 6 April 1923) 2nd and 1st Lt US Army Air Forces WWII bomber pilot. Captain US Army National Guard 30th Division, North Carolina, helicopter pilot until 1964. In WWII, Russell was a combat B-24 Liberator Bomber pilot of the ship "Arrowhead". He flew with the 453rd BG (Heavy), 732nd BS (31 missions); 93rd BG (Heavy), 329th BS (3 missions). French President Emmanuel Macron of France signed to have the Rank of Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion de Honour bestowed upon Mr. Robinson for missions of a humanitarian nature. Russell and crew flew some missions not carrying bombs, but food stuffs/medicine/blankets for the French refugees returning from Denmark/Holland/Belgium. Missions were as dangerous as carrying bombs, as there was still German fighters and anti aircraft fire. In his absence, French President Emmanuel Macron sent the French Military Attache General, and his delegation from the French Consulate in Washington, DC USA to the annual Bernard Marie WWII Dinner to Honor WWII Veterans, Roanoke, VA USA. 5 June 2019 AD.;.[461][462]
Charles Schepens Belgian-born American ophthalmologist, who helped more than 100 people escape Nazi-occupied France via the Spanish Pyrenees. Inventor of the indirect binocular ophthalmoscope, considered the father of modern retinal surgery. Immigrated to the USA in 1947, founder of the Schepens Eye Research Institute.
Raymond F. Schinazi (2018) professor, researcher, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a world-renowned leader in the field of nucleoside chemistry and antiviral drug research awarded for his pioneering work on HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.[465]
Fred A. Schubert (1999) Chevalier of the Legion of Honor; served as a Private in the US 100th Aero Squadron as one of the last of the living veterans of World War I[466]
Sully SullenbergerOfficier (2011) US Airways Pilot who successfully landed on the Hudson River, preserving the lives of all 155 individuals on board[474]
Greggory Swarz (2015) USAF staff sergeant of the 492nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, for saving three French Airmen from a fiery crash by pulling them from the wreckage and using a tourniquet to save the third airman whose hand was lost in the crash during a NATO training exercise at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, where he also earned the USAF Airman's Medal[476][477]
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Tetsuo Tateishi (2017), US Army, 442nd Regimental Combat Team; presented posthumously on 21 September 2017 by Guillaume Maman, honorary consul of France in Hawaii at the Hawaii State House of Representatives[478]
Futao Terashima (2017), US Army, 442nd Regimental Combat Team; presented on 21 September 2017 by Guillaume Maman, honorary consul of France in Hawaii at the Hawaii State House of Representatives[478]
Joseph R. Thompson (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France [citation needed]
Edward Tierney (2012) Army Air Force C-47 aeromedical evacuation pilot D-Day.
Jean Foley Tierney (2012) Army Air Force C-47 aeromedical evacuation flight nurse D-Day.
William Timlin (1991) Air Force veteran for service in France [citation needed]
Edward Tuck (1929) financier, diplomat, and philanthropist. Awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor.[480][481]
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Buchenwald concentration camp, photo taken 16 April 1945, five days after liberation of the camp. Wiesel is in the second row from the bottom, seventh from the left, next to the bunk post.[482]
Malvin E. Walker (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France [citation needed]
Robert Weber (2013) for his participation in the liberation of France in WWII as a member 54th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 10th Armored Division[485]
Harvey Weinstein (2012) American film producer and film studio executive[486] The French government said in October 2017 that it had started the process of revoking Mr. Weinstein's medal (see also Weinstein sexual abuse allegations)
Elie WieselCommandeur (1984) Grand-Officier (1990) Grand-Croix (2000), Holocaust survivor and author, Nobel Laureate
Paul Willis (2017) Tech Sergeant, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army, for service in Normandy, Brittany and Loire Valley campaigns in France[438]
Daniel J. Winograd (2016) Army veteran, Chevalier for World War II combat service in France
Greg Wyler (2018) for entrepreneurship in satellite networking to close the digital divide.[490]
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Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, brigadier general, USAF (ret.) (2003) for his service fighting with the Maquis in 1944, flying combat in World War II and his entire career of service, duty including, but not limited to, Korea, Vietnam, Pakistan, German breaking the sound barrier and other test work (www.chuckyeager.com)
James E. Yeatts, Chevalier (2014) Veteran of U.S. Army 188th Artillery Battalion, served in numerous operations in Northern France, Belgium and Germany during World War II
Steven C. Yevich (2004) of Berwick, Pennsylvania, for his service in the 35th Infantry Division in World War II; wounded at St. Lo. [citation needed]
Luis Hernandez Rodriguez (1912–2011), Soldier of the Spanish Republic, member of the French Resistance and Venezuelan Linotypist. Awarded in September 2006 for commanding Battalion Libertad and freeing Fort De La Pointe de Graves from German Occupation in 1945, which impeded the entrance to the French city of Bordeaux during World War 2 Entrega de la Legión de Honor a un antiguo combatiente
Simon Planas (1937), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
Jacinto Convit (2011), Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine in an attempt to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer. He was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his experimental anti-leprosy vaccine.
Carlos Cruz-Diez (2012), Venezuelan kinetic and op artist. He lives in Paris. He has spent his professional career working and teaching between both Paris and Caracas. His work is represented in museums and public art sites internationally
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Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, the United Nations assistant secretary general, assistant administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and director of its regional bureau for Arab states. She was awarded officier in the Order of the Légion d'Honneur[497]
Colombia - Freddy Padilla de Leon, Colombian Army, General chief of staff of the Colombian Armed Forces, appointed Commandeur on 21 August 2008
Colombia – José Luis Esparza Guerrero, Colombian Army, alumnus of the French Ecole de Guerre, appointed Chevalier on 10 November 2015[500]
Czechoslovakia – Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1914) Czechoslovak politician, diplomat, astronomer and General in French Army[501]Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia, Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, Antonín Hasal, Czechoslovak Army general, Ludvík Svoboda, President of Czechoslovakia (1947), Václav Havel, President of Czechoslovakia
Indonesia – Suharto, president of his country during 1967–1998[502]
Mauritius – Edharow Rama, first Indo-Mauritian doctor, awarded the Croix de la Legion d’Honneur for saving the lives of a French ship's crew suffering from smallpox and cholera and quarantined on Plate island.
Mauritania – Moulaye Boukhreiss, first General of army, awarded the Officer (1984) and Knight (1996) de la Legion d’Honneur respectively for his work as minister of Justice and then as head state of army for over 11 years maintaining the stability and peace in Mauritania and regionally in the Western Africa which enhanced ties with France.
Moldova – Maia Sandu, President of Moldova since 2020, Grand Cross[503]
Nigeria - Sunny A. Oluseyi Jegede, prominent petroleum industry executive, and past Chairman of the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, awarded Chevalier in 2010, for esteemed contributions to business and French/Nigerian relations.
Paraguay – Francisco Solano López, Grand Marshal and President of his country during 1862–1870, received in 1854 the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in the degree of Commandeur for military service[505][506]
Sudan – Garo Vanian, entrepreneur, awarded Chevalier as President Director General of Ararat International for grand merits.[citation needed]
Tunisia - Abdessalem ben Mohamed El Mohammedi (1877-1919) Leader & Caid of the Fraichiche [fr] tribe, Thala, Tunisia, Knight of the Order of Glory, Tunisia, 1901, Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France, 1907, Knight of the Order of Glory, Tunisia, 1910[citation needed]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of foreign recipients of the Legion d Honneur by country news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees lower to higher Chevalier Knight Officier Officer Commandeur Commander Grand Officier Grand Officer and Grand Croix Grand Cross Membership in the Legion of Honor is restricted to French nationals 1 Foreign nationals who have served France or the ideals it upholds 2 may however receive a distinction of the Legion which is nearly the same thing as membership in the Legion Foreign nationals who live in France are submitted to the same requirements as Frenchmen Foreign nationals who live abroad may be awarded a distinction of any rank or dignity in the Legion A complete chronological list of the members of the Legion of Honor nominated from the very first ceremony in 1804 to now does not exist The number is estimated at one million Among them about 3 000 were decorated with the Grand Cross including 1 200 French 3 Contents 1 Albania 2 Algeria 3 Argentina 4 Australia 5 Austria 6 Armenia 7 Azerbaijan 8 Bahrain 9 Bangladesh 10 Belgium 11 Benin 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 Brazil 14 Burkina Faso 14 1 Chevalier 15 Cambodia 16 Cameroon 16 1 Grand Officier 17 Canada 18 China 19 Cuba 20 Czech Republic 21 Egypt 22 Estonia 23 Finland 24 Georgia 25 Germany and German Empire 26 Greece 27 Haiti 28 Hong Kong 29 India 30 Iran 31 Ireland 32 Israel 33 Italy 34 Indonesia 35 Japan 36 Jordan 37 Kuwait 38 Lebanon 39 North Macedonia 40 Malaysia 41 Mauritius 42 Mexico 43 Morocco 44 Nepal 45 Netherlands 46 New Zealand 47 Nigeria 48 Norway 49 Pakistan 50 Panama 51 Paraguay 52 Philippines 53 Poland 54 Portugal 55 Qatar 56 Romania 57 Russia 58 Saudi Arabia 59 Serbia 60 Singapore 61 Spain 62 South Korea 63 Sri Lanka 64 Sweden 65 Switzerland 66 Taiwan 67 Thailand 68 Turkey 69 Ukraine 70 United Arab Emirates 71 United Kingdom 72 United States 72 1 Individuals 72 2 Institutions organizations 73 Uruguay 74 Venezuela 75 Yemen 76 Yugoslavia 77 Other countries 78 References 79 External linksAlbania edit nbsp Ismail Kadare Grand Officer Ismail Kadare 2020 a writer 4 Iliaz Vrioni politician 5 Commander Edi Rama 2017 Albanian Prime Minister 6 Chevalier Fatos Kongoli 2010 a writer Officier Drita Hadaj 2014 ProfessorAlgeria editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items March 2013 nbsp Abdelkader El Djezairi wearing the sash of the Legion d honneur in 1860 nbsp Si Kaddour Benghabrit nbsp Si Bouaziz Ben Gana Caid of Zibans Algeria Algeria was part of France from 1830 to 1962 7 Grand Cross Abdelkader El Djezairi 1860 religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in the mid 19th century In 1860 Abdelkader who was living in exile in Syria fought to save thousands of Christians in Damascus during the conflict between the Druze and Maronites The French government then bestowed on him the Grand Cross of the Legion d honneur 7 8 Si Kaddour Benghabrit 1939 official and founder of the Muslim Institute of the Great Mosque of Paris 7 9 Djelloul Ben Lakhdar fr 1856 1940 bachaga of the Larbaa 10 Chevalier Said Cid Kaoui 1904 berberologist lexicographer and interpreter officer of the 1st class 11 Argentina editChevalier Adolfo Bioy Casares 1981 writer Ernesto Sabato 1979 Chevalier 1986 Commander writer humanist former member of the CONADEP founder and first President of the Fundacion Ernesto Sabato Juan David Nasio 1999 psychoanalyst psychiatric physician writer Officier Victoria Ocampo 1962 writer critic founder publisher and director of Sur philanthropist Commander Jorge Luis Borges 1983 writer teacher Grand Cross Mauricio Macri 2016 president of Argentina 12 Australia edit nbsp Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston wearing his Legion d honneur and other insignia in 2009 Grand Officer General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD 1919 Appointed Grand Officier during World War I 13 Commander Stephen Brady AO CVO 2017 Australian Ambassador to France 14 Sir Ninian Stephen dec d KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE 1983 Governor General of Australia 15 Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AFC 2007 former Chief of the Defence Force better source needed Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin AC 2017 Chief of the Defence Force Appointed Chevalier in 2015 Officer Major General Sir John Gellibrand KCB DSO amp Two Bars 1919 Commander 3rd Australian Division Appointed Officier during World War I 13 Major General Sir Thomas Glasgow KCB CMG DSO 1919 Commander 1st Australian Division Appointed Officier during World War I 13 Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal KCB CMG DSO VD 1919 Commander 2nd Australian Division Appointed Officier during World War I 13 George Beattie Lean 1983 Chairman of Peko Wallsend President of the France Australia Industrial Round Table citation needed Ross Steele AM 2008 for promoting the teaching of French language and culture Was also appointed Chevalier in 1996 16 General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC Governor General of Australia General David Hurley AC DSC 2012 Governor of New South Wales 17 Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO CSC 25 March 2014 Chief of Navy Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO 2014 Governor of New South Wales Was also appointed Chevalier in 2009 18 Lieutenant General David Morrison AO July 2014 Chief of Army Vice Admiral Tim Barrett AO CSC RAN 8 April 2017 Chief of Navy Vice Admiral David Johnston AO RAN 16 November 2018 Vice Chief of the Defence Force Nancy Wake partisan of the French Resistance in World War 2 Chevalier Lieutenant Colonel Sir Michael Bruxner KBE DSO JP 1917 later to become a prominent NSW politician was appointed as a Chevalier in recognition of distinguished services during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War 19 Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead KCB KBE CMG DSO ED 1919 33rd Battalion AIF Appointed Officier during World War I 13 James Taylor 1927 Australian Olympic Federation President 20 Professor Francis Patrick Donovan AM 1998 appointed Chevalier in recognition of services to the International Court of Arbitration and the relationship between France and Australia citation needed Charlie Mance Age 98 travelled to France in 1998 to receive the medal for serving in France as an ally in World War One Robert Cowper 2004 flying ace of the Second World War 21 Tom Hughes AO QC 2005 prominent barrister and Attorney General in the Gorton Government appointed Chevalier for his contribution as an RAAF pilot in the D Day landings Suzanne Cory AC 2009 professor of medical research with the Institut Pasteur citation needed Duncan Kerr Judge of the Federal Court of Australia 2011 22 His Honour Judge Warren C Fagan QC former president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Victoria officier de Palmes Academiques former president de L alliance Francaise de Melbourne chevalier de Legion d Honneur 2012 23 Christopher Jenkins 2013 24 Professor Kurt Lambeck AO FRS FAA FRSN 2013 geoscientist who helped establish the Centre national d etudes spatiales National Centre for Space Studies 25 John Spender KC 2013 26 Edmund Charles Spencer World War I veteran awarded the Legion d Honneur on the 80th anniversary of the armistice Rear Admiral Michael Noonan AM RAN October 2017 Deputy Chief of Navy 27 Cr Noel D Souza October 2020 Mayor of Randwick 2015 2017 Graham Russell Russ Godden 1920 Stirling bomber pilot in RAF 196 Squadron from 1944 to 1945 38 Group who as well as flying supplies to Arnhem during Operation Market Garden 23 September 1994 and being tug pilot during Operation Varsity Crossing of the Rhine 24 March 1945 also piloted a Stirling bomber during Special Operation Executive missions to France and Norway as well as dropping French S A S paratroops into the Netherlands during Operation Amherst 7 April 1945 28 29 Donald Matheson was awarded the Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour by his Excellency Mr Jean Pierre Thebault Ambassador of France to Australia c Donald s son Tesselaar Romanoff Matheson on the 6th October 2022 This most prestigious distinction was awarded to Donald for his part during the Normandy Landings on the 6th June 1944 aboard H M S Black Prince 30 Austria editChevalier Peter Engelmann Philosopher and Publisher 2013 citation needed Armenia edit nbsp General Andranik Ozanian Armenian military commander and statesman Officier Andranik Ozanian military commander and statesman 1919 31 Religious Leader Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church 32 Azerbaijan editMehriban Aliyeva The First Lady of Azerbaijan 33 Novruz Mammadov Prime Minister of Azerbaijan 2019 for his contribution to the cooperation between Azerbaijan and France 34 Bahrain editMohammed bin Jasim Alghatam politician scientist and army veteran received both Chevalier and Commandeur of the Legion d Honneur 35 Bangladesh editArshad uz Zaman first Bangladeshi 36 37 Sayeed Ahmed 1993 38 Muhammad Yunus Officer 2004 39 Rasul Nizam Chevalier 2004 40 Partha Pratim Majumder Chevalier 2011 41 Belgium editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Lieutenant General Baron Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude nbsp Baron Descamps is wearing the medal on his chest nbsp Count de Smet de Naeyer knight Grand Cross 1984 Baron Charles Ferdinand Nothomb Knight Grand Officer 1991 Roger Lallemand commander 2011 Count Jacques Rogge Officer 2013 Didier Reynders Commander 2014 Freddy Thielemans Officer Eddy Merckx commander 2016 Marc Roche King Leopold II of Belgium Knight Grand Cross King Albert II of Belgium Knight Grand Cross Cardinal Desire Joseph Mercier Count Paul de Smet de Naeyer Knight Grand Cross Lieutenant general Count Gerard Leman Knight Grand Cross Achille Van Acker Knight Grand Cross Jules Malou Knight Grand Cross Count Charles Liedts Grand Officer Baron Henry Delvaux de Fenffe Grand Officer Baron Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude Grand Officer Baron Auguste Lambermont Grand Officer Baron Edouard Descamps Grand Officer Count Paul Buysse officer Paul Breyne Chevalier Baron Auguste Goffinet Officer Baron Emile Ernest de Cartier de Marchienne Officer Baron Paul Janssen Officer Knight Francois Xavier de Donnea Officer Knight Antonin de Selliers de Moranville Chevalier Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst Commander Baron Edouard Empain Commander Marie Joseph Charles 6th Duke d Ursel commander Alfred Cluysenaar Officer Wilfried Martens Grand Officer Edmond Leburton Grand Officer Alfred Belpaire Grand Officer Louis Michel Grand Officer the 8th Duke d Ursel knight Benoit Lengele Chevalier Albert van Dievoet Officer Edouard van Dievoet Officer Benin editVicentia Boco Knight 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina editIvan Ceresnjes 1994 head of the Jewish community of Bosnia and Herzegovina for non sectarian humanitarian relief work during the Bosnian War 43 Jovan Divjak 2001 Bosnian general and philanthropist Vahid Halilhodzic 2004 former Bosnian football player now successful football manager received his Legion d Honneur on 23 July 2004 during his tenure as manager of PSG 44 Jasmina Pasalic 2014 Bosnian diplomatBrazil edit nbsp Jose Paranhos Viscount of Rio Branco Wearing the sash of the Legion d honneur and other orders in 1875 Jose Paranhos Viscount of Rio Branco was decorated with the Grand Cross 45 Pedro de Araujo Lima Marquis of Olinda was decorated with the Grand Cross 46 Emperor Dom Pedro II was decorated with the Grand Cross 47 Epitacio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa President he was decorated with the Grand Cross 48 Senator Rodrigo Augusto da Silva foreign minister in 1889 decorated with the Grand Cross 49 Fernando Henrique Cardoso President was decorated with the Grand Cross 50 Sergio Cabral Filho Senator and Governor of Rio de Janeiro was decorated with the Grand Cross Jose da Costa Carvalho Marquis of Monte Alegre Regent and Prime Minister was decorated with the Grand Cross 51 Burkina Faso editChevalier edit Christine Kafando 2011 HIV AIDS activist 52 Cambodia editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Norodom Prohmbarirak King of Cambodia was awarded the Grand Cross in 1872 Norodom Sihanouk King Prime Minister and Chief of State of Cambodia President of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea Sisowath Monivong King of Cambodia Norodom Suramarit King of Cambodia awarded the grade of Commander in 1939 and Grand Officer Norodom Sihamoni current King of Cambodia awarded grade of Grand Officer Cameroon editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Grand Officier edit Jean Fochive 1971 Cameroon Director General of the Department of Documentation Canada editLeonard Brierley one of the first Canadian soldiers to land on Juno Beach during the D Day Invasion awarded the rank of Chevalier knight on 30 May 2007 by French Ambassador Daniel Jouanneau 53 Jean Chapdelaine Canadian diplomat and Quebec delegate general to France 54 Jan de Vries a Canadian paratrooper from the Second World War and veteran s advocate was named a Chevalier in 2004 Harry De Wolf Vice Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff and former commanding officer of HMCS Haida Celine Dion international celebrity Canadian singer appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur Joseph Reginald Martin 55 World War II Veteran Royal Canadian Navy Awarded the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2014 for aiding in the liberation of France Ordre National de la Legion d Honneur Beverly McLachlin Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France in 2008 56 Madeleine Meilleur an Ontarian MPP and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs citation needed Brian Mulroney former Prime Minister of Canada was presented the Legion of Honour in the rank of Commander on 6 December 2016 by the French ambassador Nicolas Chapuis in Ottawa 57 Blair Neatby WWII veteran 17th Duke of York s Royal Canadian Hussars was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France 58 Lance Corporal Joseph Novak 98 years old WWII Veteran Royal Canadian Army Service Corps served in France Belgium The Netherlands He was honored as a Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur by the Grand Chancellor of the National Order of the Legion of Honour and the National Order of Merit General Benoit Puga in Whitehorse Yukon Canada on 21 October 2021 https www cbc ca news canada north yukon veteran france national order whitehorse 1 6218537 Wilder Penfield a Canadian neurosurgeon Pascal Poirier author lawyer and Canada s longest serving senator he was honored as a Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur in 1902 59 Captain George Richardson World War I member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force promoted to captain as a result of being the sole survivor in the battle of Saint Julienin Number 2 Company 60 Arthur Britton Smith World War II veteran 61 Lawson Arthur Walsh 1899 2001 World War I 193rd Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force Turned 18 in the trenches of France and fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge Phillip Francis Vernon Wragg from the Royal Regina Rifles was among the first Canadian soldiers to land on Juno Beach and reach and hold their final objective during the Operation Overload D Day Invasion was awarded the rank of Knight Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on 10 June 2015 for aiding in the liberation of France 62 Sir Michael LaPlante received the Legion of Honour in 2016 from the French Government and title of Chevalier Knight the highest French Order for military and civil merits Michael was born to Hazel Tapaquon and Michael LaPlante Sr on the Kawacatoose First Nation where he resided until he attended the Lestock Residential School He joined the army at a very young age and served with the Regina Rifle Regiment from 1943 to 1946 He was posted in England France Belgium Netherlands and Germany Sir Michael LaPlante began his Spiritual Journey on 27 December 2016 with daughter Celeste and niece Gloria by his side 63 Dr Daniel Pauly received the title of Chevalier on July 14 2017 from the Ambassador of France to Canada Kareen Rispal 64 Donna Strickland received the title of Chevalier on November 22 2022 from the French ambassador to Canada Mr Michel Miraillet Ref Sgt Grahame Clapp WWII veteran First Special Service Force Lance Corporal Frederick Henry West 1899 2000 British Home Child and under age enlister WW1 Veteran 14th Bn Canadian Infantry MM amp Bar awarded the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1999 China editMa Chengyuan 1998 Archaeologist Director of Shanghai Museum 65 Gong Li 2010 Actress was appointed Commandeur for contributions to film 66 Huai Jinpeng 2012 Scientist academician and politician was appointed Knight for contributions to education science and technology development across China and France 67 Cuba editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Baron Claudio Brindis de Salas Garrido 1852 1911 Cuban musician citation needed Dr Carlos Finlay 1833 1915 Cuban physician and scientist citation needed Loipa Araujo born 1941 Cuban Prima ballerina and ballet teacher 68 Alicia Alonso 1920 2019 Cuban prima ballerina assoluta citation needed Fulgencio Batista 1901 1973 Cuban president and dictator citation needed Eusebio Leal 1942 2020 Cuban historian citation needed Josefina Mendez 1941 2007 Cuban Prima ballerina citation needed Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada 1871 1939 Cuban president citation needed Emilio Nunez Portuondo 1898 1978 Cuban politician citation needed Gonzalo de Quesada y Arostegui 1868 1915 Cuban politician citation needed Cosme de la Torriente y Peraza 1872 1956 Cuban politician citation needed Dr Joaquin Albarran 1860 1912 Cuban physician citation needed Alfredo Guevara 1925 2013 Cuban intellectual Eduardo Torres Cuevas born 1942 Cuban historian and college professor Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino 1936 2019 Cuban Catholic Church Dr Domingo Gomez de Gimeranez 1903 1978 Cuban biomedical engineer physician and scientist He rejected the distinction 1958 in protest of the awarding of the prize that year to Cuban dictator Batista Dr Jose A Presno Bastiony 1876 1953 Cuban physician Maria Lopez Vigil born 1944 Cuban writer Dr Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras 1934 2023 Cuban physician Vicente G Verez Bencomo born 1953 Cuban chemist and scientist Emeterio Santovenia 1889 1968 Cuban politician historian and writer Miguel Angel de la Campa y Caraveda 1882 1965 Cuban diplomat lawyer and author Juan Emilio Hernandez Giro 1882 1953 Cuban painter 69 70 Enrique Larroque de la Cruz 1924 Spanish diplomat born in Cuba Jose de la Luz Leon Roger 1892 1981 Cuban diplomat lawyer writer and journalist Dr Horacio Abascal Vera 1899 1964 Cuban physician Dr Francisco Dominguez Roldan 1864 1942 Cuban physician Dr Luis Montane Darde 1849 1936 Cuban physician Guillermo Belt Ramirez 1903 1989 Cuban diplomat politician and lawyer Fernando Ducourau 1914 Cuban captain of the French Army Dr Manuel Garcia Lavin y Chappotin 1851 1906 Cuban physician Dr Tiburcio Perez de Castaneda y Triana 1856 1939 Cuban marquess businessman politician physician lawyer and journalist Joaquin Nin y Castellanos 1879 1949 Cuban musician Jose Guell y Rente 1818 1884 Cuban politician writer and lawyer Czech Republic editMarie Chatardova born 1963 Czech Ambassador to France 2010 2016 Commander 71 Tomas Prouza born 1973 Czech State Secretary for EU Affairs 2014 2017 Chevalier 72 Katerina Simackova born 1966 Czech Constitutional Court judge 2013 2021 Chevalier 73 Milos Forman Chevalier 2004 Dominik Duka Chevalier 2012 74 Petr Pavel Officer 2012 Cyril Svoboda Officer 2012 75 Jan Sokol Officer 2008 Vladimir Spidla Officer 2016 76 Vaclav Maly Chevalier 2021 77 Eva Zazimalova Chevalier 2022 78 Petra Prochazkova Chevalier 2023 Otakar Motejl 2000 79 Egypt editMahmoud Fakhry Pasha ambassador of Egypt to France 80 Chevalier Hazem Al Beblawi Egyptian economist 81 Abdel Fattah el Sisi Egyptian President 82 Mona Zulficar Egyptian lawyer 83 Estonia editGrand Cross Konstantin Pats 1938 Estonian politician 84 Lennart Meri 2001 Estonian politician writer and film director 85 Grand Officer Karl Robert Pusta Estonian diplomat Toomas Hendrik Ilves 2001 Estonian politician 86 Siim Kallas 2001 Estonian politician 87 Juri Luik 2001 Estonian politician Estonian Minister of Defence 1999 2002 88 Commander Johan Laidoner 1925 Estonian general and statesman Kristiina Ojuland 2001 Estonian politician 89 Martin Herem 2021 Estonian general Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces since 2018 90 Officer Oskar Opik 1937 Estonian diplomat Ain Kaalep 2001 Estonian poet playwright and translator 91 Riho Terras 2013 Estonian politician and former military officer 92 Chevalier Philippe Jean Charles Jourdan 2008 93 Arvo Part 2011 Estonian composer 94 Rein Oja 2016 Estonian actor stage director and theatre leader 95 Finland editGrand Cross Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1939 military leader 96 Kyosti Kallio 1939 President 96 Urho Kekkonen 1958 President 96 Karl August Fagerholm 1958 Speaker of Parliament 96 Veli Merikoski 1964 Minister of Foreign Affairs 96 Mauno Koivisto 1984 President 96 Martti Ahtisaari 1999 President 96 Tarja Halonen 2005 President 96 Sauli Niinisto 2013 President 96 Georgia editChevalier Grand Croix de la Legion d Honneur Mikheil Saakashvili former president of Georgia 97 98 Chevalier Bidzina Ivanishvili Georgian politician businessman philanthropist and former Prime Minister of Georgia 99 100 101 102 Germany and German Empire editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Grand Cross Wilhelm I the only German ever awarded the Grand Cross before Angela Merkel was Wilhelm I citation needed who received it for saving numerous soldiers lives during the war with his decisive actions On one occasion Wilhelm decided to delay the bombardment in the German siege of Paris which led to significantly less casualties than an earlier bombardment would have caused Additionally during the Paris Commune Wilhelm led German troops to assist in suppressing the revolt and relayed German medical knowledge to French doctors enabling them to treat otherwise mortal wounds citation needed Angela Merkel Commandeur Peter Altmeier Hartmut Bagger Manfred Rommel son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 to 1996 Worked hard to build and maintain good relations between France and Germany several decades after World War II Officier Rudolf Mossbauer Hinrich Seidel Jorg Rudiger Siewert Paul Spiegel Richard Strauss conductor and leading composer of the early modern era awarded the Croix d Officier Officer s Cross on 14 June 1914 Previously awarded the Croix de Chevalier Knight s Cross in 1907 Margarethe von Trotta Chevalier Peter von Cornelius Christoph Eschenbach Peter Stein Heinrich Strobel musicologist 1957 appointed Chevalier for his support and promotion of New Music 103 Stephan ToscaniGreece editChevalier Ilias Lalaounis pioneer of Greek jewelry and an internationally renowned goldsmith Spyridon Flogaitis professor of public law at the University of Athens and former judge 104 Marianna Vardinoyannis UNESCO ambassador and head of the Elpida Hope Children s Oncology Hospital in Athens 105 106 Dora Bakoyannis Greek politician Yiannis Boutaris Mayor of Thessaloniki businessman winemakerHaiti editLucien Hibbert Haitian government minister and mathematician was a Commander in the Legion d Honneur 107 Hong Kong editAnson Chan 2009 served as the former Chief Secretary the second highest position in the Hong Kong Government both before and after the transfer of sovereignty recognized for her distinguished career and her major contribution to the promotion of gender equality freedom of press and democratic debate values of universal significance 108 Wong Kar Wai 2006 director was accorded the Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 109 Carrie Lam 2015 for her longstanding support for French presence in Hong Kong as well as for the friendship between France and Hong Kong 110 John Slosar 2015 former CEO and chairman of Cathay Pacific was bestowed the Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 111 India editThis article needs attention from an expert in India The specific problem is Unverified un cited claims Names in this list need to be verified See the talk page for details WikiProject India may be able to help recruit an expert October 2016 nbsp Janab JM Abdul Aziz of Saigon born in Koothanallur wears the Legion on his left among other Orders citation needed Grand Cross Name Year awarded Previous awards Notability References Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala 1930 Grand Officer 1918 citation needed Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala 1926 112 Narendra Modi 2023 Prime Minister of India 113 114 Grand Officer Name Year awarded Notability References Maharaja Pratap Singh of Idar 1918 citation needed Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir 1938 citation needed Sardar Hardit Malik 1956 Indian Ambassador to France 1949 1956 115 116 Commander Name Year awarded Notability References J R D Tata 1983 Philanthropist father of Indian Aviation and former chairman of Tata Sons from 1938 to 1991 117 Manna Dey 1985 Musician Satyajit Ray 1987 Filmmaker 118 119 Pt Ravi Shankar 2000 Classical Hindustani composer and musician 120 V S S Sastry 2009 Former Vice Chancellor and Professor of French 121 Amartya Sen 2013 Economist and philosopher 122 S H Raza 2015 Painter 123 Ratan Tata 2016 Businessman investor philanthropist and former and present interim chairman of Tata Sons 124 Officer Name Year awarded Notability References Sajjan Singh of Ratlam 1918 citation needed Amitabh Bachchan 2007 125 Lata Mangeshkar 2007 Yashwant Sinha 2015 Civil servant and politician Former Finance Minister and External Affairs Minister of India 126 Shobhana Bhartia 2016 Businesswoman and journalist 127 General Joginder Jaswant Singh 2016 128 Knight Name Year awarded Previous awards Notability References Durga Charan Rakshit 1896 a Bengali from Chandannagar who was also the first Indian to receive the Legion d honneur 129 Mohamed Haniff 1937 Chevalier de l Ordre Royal du Cambodge Officier de l Ordre des Palmes academiques Deputy Mayor of Pondicherry in French India 130 E Sreedharan 2005 Technocrat and India s Metroman 131 132 Cedric Prakash 2006 Human Rights and Peace Activist Journalist 133 134 135 136 137 Anjali Gopalan 2013 Executive director The Naz Foundation India Trust Advocate for LGBT rights and children and mothers living with HIV 138 Shah Rukh Khan 2014 Actor and producer 139 Natarajan Chandrasekaran 2023 Chairman of Tata Sons 140 S R Rana 1951 Indian political activist 141 Sivaji Ganesan first Indian actor Marlon Brando of India 1995 J L P Roche Victoria Chevalier John Ladislaus Pitchaiya Roche Victoria K S G 26 September 1894 15 October 1962 1 was an Indian politician from Tuticorin belonging to the Indian National Congress He was from a wealthy and eminent Paravar family and was also a businessman with ownership in several commercial ventures Nallam Venkataramayya medical surgeon and director of Clinic Nallam 142 Zubin Mehta 2001 a conductor 143 Alarmel Valli 2004 India Bharatanatyam dancer C N R Rao 2005 a chemist and Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India 144 G R Gopinath 2006 Founder and Chairman of Air Deccan 145 Nadir Godrej 2008 Industrialist and managing director of Godrej Industries N S Ramanuja Tatacharya 2012 Sanskrit scholar author and researcher 146 Madeleine Herman de Blic 2013 social worker and humanist Volontariat 147 Manish Arora 2016 Punjabi fashion designer 148 Raja Mohan 2016 academic journalist and foreign policy analyst 149 Kamal Haasan 2016 Tamil actor dancer film director screenwriter producer playback singer lyricist and politician Party in Tamil Nadu Makkal Needhi Maiam Soumitra Chatterjee 2017 Bengali actor 148 Azim Premji 2018 Founder and Chairman of Wipro Limited amp Azim Premji Foundation 150 A S Kiran Kumar 2019 151 S R Sundaram Kalachuvadu kannan 2022 152 Shashi Tharoor 2022 153 Shashank Subramanyam 2022 renowned flute artist Indian classical musicIran editAli Amini 1962 former prime minister Grand Croix 154 Bahram Aryana 1966 former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Grand Officer 155 Safi Asfia engineer and statesman Commandeur 156 Amir Abbas Hoveyda After his execution in 1979 former prime minister Commandeur 157 Mohammad Gharib 1954 pediatrician 158 Shirin Ebadi 2006 human rights lawyer 155 Ahmad Nafisi 1962 mayor of Tehran 159 Mohsen Rais 1947 ambassador and cabinet minister Grand Officer 155 Ali Akbar Siassi Iranian intellectual psychologist and politician Commandeur 160 Nasrine Seraji 2011 architect 161 Gholam Hossein Amirkhani 2017 calligrapher 155 Ireland editPatrick James Smyth Irish revolutionary and politician Smyth was made a Chevalier in 1871 in recognition of his efforts organising an Irish ambulance service who aided the French Army during the Franco Prussian War of 1870 162 Joseph O Kelly 1828 1885 Franco Irish composer and pianist Chevalier in 1881 163 Henri O Kelly 1859 1938 Franco Irish composer and church musician Chevalier in 1931 164 Edward Westby Donovan who fought in the Crimean War was appointed Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur 165 Mary Ryan 15 July 1935 Professor of French at University College Cork 166 first woman professor on island of Ireland Awarded the Legion d Honneur for services to the French language Monsignor Professor Brendan Devlin November 2001 scholar in the French and Irish languages and rector of the Irish College in Paris was invested as an Officier de la Legion d Honneur citation needed Alan Dukes 2004 former Irish minister and former leader of Fine Gael is an Officier de la Legion d Honneur 167 Dawood Ishaq David Syed 2010 an Irish lawyer was appointed Chevalier Knight de la Legion d Honneur 168 by the French Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs under President Nicolas Sarkozy Mary Lawlor 3 July 2014 founder and executive director of human rights organisation Front Line Defenders was awarded the Insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on behalf of the French government by French Ambassador to Ireland Mr Jean Pierre Thebault 169 Martin Naughton Irish businessman founder of the Glen Dimplex group and philanthropist was invested as an Officier de la Legion d Honneur in November 2016 170 Barbara Wright 25 September 2019 Professor Emerita of French at Trinity College Dublin eminent scholar of French literature and art history was appointed Chevalier Knight de la Legion d Honneur by French President Emmanuel Macron and awarded the medal by the French Ambassador to Ireland Stephane Crouzat Israel edit nbsp Amos Oz Binyamin Amira 1966 mathematician Aharon Nahmias Paris 26 April 1989 Was appointed Chevalier 10 11 Knesset member Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and mayor of the city of Safed Amos Oz 1997 writer journalist citation needed Italy editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Giustino Fortunato prime minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Corrado Augias born 1935 Chevalier 2007 Augias returned 171 the title on 14 December 2020 deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016 Monica Bellucci born 1964 Italian actress and model She received the Knight of the Legion of Honour on 24 November 2016 by Francois Hollande 172 Emma Bonino born 1948 National Order Officer 20 March 2009 Luciana Castellina born 1929 she returned the title in December 2020 deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016 Sergio Cofferati born 1948 he returned the title in December 2020 deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016 Umberto Eco 1932 2016 Officer in 2003 citation needed Federico Fellini 1920 1993 in 1984 Giustino Fortunato 1777 1862 was decorated with the Grand Cross 173 Enrico Letta born 1966 National Order Officer 25 March 2016 Gianni Letta born 1935 Chevalier 2009 Giovanna Melandri born 1962 she received the title on 19 September 2003 and returned it in December 2020 deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016 Fusco Foresto Moggi born 1900 Chevalier anti fascist Grand Master of free masons received the title on 27 May 1935 Romano Prodi born 1939 Chevalier 13 February 2014 Cesare Romiti 1923 2020 Officer 174 Rossana Rummo born 1953 former director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris fr She received the title in 2009 and returned it in December 2020 deeply disappointed by French President Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016 Franca Sozzani 1950 2016 Editor in chief of Vogue Italia was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in March 2012 citation needed Giuseppe Verdi 1813 1901 Grand Croix 1894 citation needed Alessandro Volta 1745 1827 Chevalier 26 August 1806 175 Indonesia editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Soeharto 1921 2008 Grand Croix President of Indonesia Hamengkubuwono IX 1912 1988 Grand Officier Vice President of Indonesia 1987 Tjokropranolo 1924 1998 Grand Officier Governor of Jakarta B J Habibie 1936 2019 Grand Officier Minister of Research and Technology of Indonesia 1997 Try Sutrisno born 1935 Commandeur Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces 1989 Ali Alatas 1932 2008 Commandeur Foreign Minister of Indonesia 2003 Arrmanatha Nasir born 1971 Commandeur Indonesian Ambassador to France Andorra Monaco and the UNESCO 2021 Mochammad Sanoesi 1935 2008 Commandeur Chief of the Indonesian National Police Mochtar Kusumaatmadja 1929 2021 Commandeur Foreign Minister of Indonesia 1989 Ignasius Jonan born 1963 Chevalier Indonesian Minister of Transportation 2016 Japan editOf 1 500 non French recipients 1 10 are Japanese 176 Akihito the Emperor Emeritus was appointed Grand Croix 177 Chiaki Mukai 2015 the first female Asian astronaut was appointed Chevalier 178 Mikitani Hiroshi 2014 entrepreneur and founder of Rakuten 179 Riyoko Ikeda 2009 author of the popular manga series The Rose of Versailles was appointed Chevalier in 2009 180 Kiyoshi Sumiya was appointed Commandeur in 1994 citation needed Toyoda Shoichiro 2005 former chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation was appointed Commandeur in 1998 Grand Officier in 2005 181 Jordan editAwn Al Khasawneh former Prime Minister of Jordan former judge and vice president of the International Court of Justice Grand Officier 182 Abdullah Ensour economist who was Prime Minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016 has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addition to being prime minister 183 Dina Kawar a binational Jordanian diplomat who was the ambassador of Jordan to France in 2003 184 Kuwait editSabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah 30 November 2006 185 nbsp Lulwah Al Qatami Lulwah Al Qatami educator and activist first woman from Kuwait to attend university overseas Nobel Peace Prize nominee former Director of the Women s College of Kuwait University 186 187 Lebanon editFairuz 1998 and 2020 singer 188 Jamil Al Sayyed Commandeur 2002 Major General former Director General of the General Directorate of General Security and current Member of Parliament Adnan Kassar businessman former head of International Chamber of Commerce ICC and former cabinet minister 189 Nawaf Salam diplomat Rafic Eido diplomat Saad Hariri 2007 politician 190 Ziyad Baroud officier 2011 former Minister of Interior and Municipalities and prominent civil society activist 191 May Arida Knight 1978 supporter of the arts and international exchange Lamia Moubayed Bissat Knight 2015 192 Melhem Karam 1985 journalist 193 Giselle Khoury 2019 journalist 194 North Macedonia editNano Ruzin 2012 Professor of political sciences Macedonian Ambassador to NATO and presidential candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Macedonia LDP in 2009 citation needed Luan Starova 2017 writer translator diplomat 195 Malaysia editAdmiral Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor 196 Chief of Defence Force of Malaysia 2007 197 Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu 2010 13th King of Malaysia was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour citation needed Ambiga Sreenevasan 2011 a Malaysian lawyer who served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council citation needed Michelle Yeoh 2007 2012 a Hong Kong based Malaysian actress dancer and model Awarded Chevalier in 2007 for contributions of films and media 198 and appointed Officer and Chevalier in 2012 and 2017 respectively 199 Sharafuddin of Selangor 2012 9th Sultan of Selangor was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour Tony Fernandes 2013 co founder of budget airline AirAsia was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour 200 Marina Mahathir 2016 Malaysian socio political activist and writer was conferred the Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur by the French government for her voice and charisma to many causes citing her work with the Malaysian AIDS Council and with migrants 201 Muhammad V of Kelantan 2017 15th King of Malaysia Admiral Ahmad Kamarulzaman Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy 2018 202 Mauritius editGrand Officer Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 1973 203 Navin Ramgoolam 2006 Commander Gaetan Duval 1973 204 Officier Beergoonath Ghurburrun 2009 Mexico editGrand Officer Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza 2010 Admiral 205 Officer Jorge Armando Barriguete Melendez 2010 physician 206 nbsp 1901 Caballero Legion d honneur Fernando Ferrari Perez Chevalier Fernando Ferrari Perez 1901 naturalist photographer statesman Ferrari Perez took part in the effort to modernize his country based on a Positivist view of progress and society His country s ideological scientific and intellectual autonomy was tantamount to its objectives He worked to promote Mexico s new image and status on the American continent and in Europe particularly in France where because of professional imperatives he lived during intermittent periods in two different addresses both in Paris 32 Rue de Chazelles and 43 Avenue de Saxe Fernando Ferrari Perez introduced the Freres Lumiere cinematographe patent into Mexico The purchase document in Freres Lumiere paperhead of the patent s franchise for Mexico is deposited in the Archivio Storico della citta di Mantova Italy citation needed The precise reference for his award is Republique Francaise Ordre National de Legion d Honneur President de la Republique Motivation Ingegneur de Mines Date Decret du 3 July 1901 Vu selle et enregistre 19 April 1901 Decoration de Chevalier of Ordre National de Legion d Honneur citation needed Chevalier Jose Maria Cajica Camacho 1954 jurist 207 Manuel Mondragon General Maria Felix 1996 actress 208 Jesus Kumate Rodriguez physician 209 Jorge Armando Barriguete Melendez 2002 physician 210 Guadalupe Loaeza 2003 writer citation needed Jacobo Zabludovsky 2004 journalist 211 Salma Hayek 2012 actress 212 Mario J Molina 2012 chemist 213 Carmen Aristegui 2012 journalist 214 Bernardo Gomez Pimienta 2007 215 Octavio Paredes Lopez 2013 Gabriela Cuevas 2017 216 Morocco edit nbsp Thami El Glaoui Pasha of Marrakech Grand Cross Thami El Glaoui 1925 better known in English speaking countries as T hami El Glaoui or Lord of the Atlas was the Pasha of Marrakech from 1912 to 1956 217 Mohammed Triki 1936 present the first Vice Admiral of the modern Royal Moroccan Navy who held the position as the Commander in Chief for 14 years from 1991 to 2005 and devoted 46 years of services to the Moroccan Navy Studied at the Ecole de Guerre of Paris and Newport FL Nepal editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Chandra Shamsher Grand Cross King Tribhuvan of Nepal 1954 citation needed King Mahendra of Nepal 1956 citation needed King Birendra of Nepal 1983 citation needed Maharaja Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Prime Minister of Nepal 1929 Grand Officer 1925 citation needed Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Prime Minister of Nepal 1934 citation needed Maharaja Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Prime Minister of Nepal 1949 citation needed Maharajkumar Shanker Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Ambassador to France 1949 citation needed Grand Officer Maharajkumar Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Director General of Foreign Affairs 1934 citation needed Netherlands editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Grand Cross Willem Alexander of the Netherlands 2014 King of the Netherlands Queen Maxima of the Netherlands 2022 Joseph Luns 1954 diplomat Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and the 5th Secretary General of NATO citation needed Carel Hendrik Ver Huell 1806 Dutch and later French admiral who served in the Napoleonic Wars Commander Hans van Mierlo 1999 Dutch politician Minister of Defence Minister of Foreign Affairs Deputy Prime Minister and founder of Democrats 66 citation needed Officer David Hendrik Chasse 1830 1832 Dutch generaal Hella Haasse 2000 Dutch writer citation needed Ernst Hirsch Ballin 2014 Dutch politician Minister of Justice and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations citation needed Maria van der Hoeven 2008 Dutch politician and executive director of the International Energy Agency citation needed Leo van Wijk 2005 Dutch executive and former president and CEO of KLM and vice chairman of Air France KLM citation needed Mark Rutte 2023 Prime Minister of the Netherlands 218 Chevalier Geert Mak 2009 Dutch journalist and a non fiction writer citation needed Winy Maas 2011 Dutch architect and Urban planner 219 New Zealand editGrand Officer William Fergusson Massey 1921 Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925 appointed Grand Officier in recognition of New Zealand s contribution during World War I 220 221 222 Commander Sir Francis Dillon Bell KCMG CB MLC 1889 New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition 223 Lieutenant Colonel James Waddell 1920 New Zealand born officer in the French Foreign Legion during World War I Appointed Chevalier in 1915 and Officier in 1917 224 Air Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr KBE CB DFC AFC 1945 for service as Deputy Chief of Staff Air Allied Supreme Headquarters France during World War II 225 Sir Archibald McIndoe CBE FRCS 1946 pioneering New Zealand plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force rehabilitating badly burned aircrew during World War II 226 Jean Robertson McKenzie CBE 1956 New Zealand diplomat and first charge d affaires to the newly opened New Zealand diplomatic post in Paris 227 Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Hensley Fulton Barnett GCB CBE DFC 1958 for service as Commander of the Allied Air Task Force for Operation Musketeer during the 1956 Suez Crisis 227 Officer Thomas William Hislop 1889 New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition 224 Sir Walter Lawry Buller KCMG 1889 New Zealand politician naturalist and ornithologist who displayed at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition 224 Major General George Napier Johnston CB CMG DSO 1917 New Zealand Army officer and Commander New Zealand Division Artillery in France during World War I 228 229 230 Major General Sir William Livingston Hatchwell Sinclair Burgess KBE CB CMG DSO 1917 a New Zealand Army Officer attached to the Australian Army Artillery in France during World War I 228 231 232 Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB KCMG 1919 New Zealand Army officer and Commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front during World War I 231 233 234 Colonel Sir James Allen GCMG KCB 1922 New Zealand Minister of Defence during World War I 221 222 235 Air Marshal Sir Arthur Mary Coningham KCB KBE DSO MC DFC AFC 1943 for service as Air Officer Commanding in Chief 2nd Tactical Air Force in France during World War II 236 Nancy Wake AC GM 1988 New Zealand born member of the French Resistance and Special Operations Executive during World War II Appointed Chevalier in 1970 226 Professor John Dunmore CMNZ 2007 prominent New Zealand academic author on French history in the Pacific and long time president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises 237 Chevalier Jean Michel Camille Malfroy 1889 New Zealand representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition citation needed Major General Robert Young KCB CMG DSO 1916 New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli 238 239 Major Norman Frederick Hastings DSO 1916 New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli 238 239 Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson KBE 1916 New Zealand Army officer attached to the Royal Navy Division on Gallipoli 240 241 Major Thomas Broun 1917 believed to be belated award for relief of the besieged French Settlement at Pondicherry during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 Brigadier General Robert O Hara Livesay CMG DSO 1917 British Army officer attached to the New Zealand Division on the Western Front during World War I 228 242 Lieutenant James Lloyd Findlay MC 1917 New Zealand officer with the East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front during World War I 228 243 Lieutenant Colonel Cuthbert Trelawder MacLean DSO MC 1918 a New Zealand Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer during World War I 244 245 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hellier Davies Evans DSO 1919 Commander of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps on the Western Front during World War I 234 246 Brigadier James Hargest CBE DSO amp 2 bars MC ED MP 1919 New Zealand Army officer on the Western Front during World War I 233 247 Colonel Robert Logan CB 1919 New Zealand Army officer and Administrator of Samoa during World War I in recognition of valuable services 248 249 250 Colonel Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes KCVO KBE VD 1920 New Zealand politician and special commissioner to the Red Cross during World War I 251 252 Major General Alfred William Robin KCMG CB 1922 Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces during World War I 252 253 John Alexander 1934 President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League and host of French Warship visits to Auckland 254 George William Hutchison 1934 Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland 254 Bishop Francis William Mary Redwood 1934 Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington Metropolitan of New Zealand 254 Miss Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC 1936 New Zealand aviator 254 Commander Charles Henry Tarr Palmer 1938 President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League of New Zealand and host to French Warship visits 254 Sir Ernest Hyam Davies 1938 Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland 254 Bishop James Michael Liston CMG 1938 Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand 254 Sir Carrick Hey Robertson 1938 Chief Medical Officer of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand 254 Doctor William Marshall MacDonald CBE 1939 President of the Wellington French Club subsequently the Alliance Francaise 254 Air Vice Marshal William Vernon Bill Crawford Crompton CB CBE DSO amp Bar DFC amp Bar 1944 New Zealand born pilot and air ace of the Second World War 255 Wing Commander Lloyd Julius Joel DFC amp Bar 1945 RAF Operations Staff concerned with the Special Air operations that dropped agents and saboteurs into France during World War II 256 Patrick Joseph Twomey 1956 New Zealand marist brother and Member Leper Trust Board who devoted his life in service of Lepers and in the South West Pacific Doctor Roy Granville McElroy CMG 1970 Honorary Consular Agent of France in Auckland from 1948 to 1972 Doctor Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill 1973 first up the ladder during the liberation of Le Quesnoy in 1918 in commemoration of World War I 257 Bright Ernest Williams 1998 New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I 257 Professor Darrell Tryon 2004 New Zealand born Professor of Linguistics Emeritus in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra citation needed Squadron Leader John Gordon Pattison DSO DFC 2004 New Zealand World War II fighter pilot in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings 258 Dame Fiona Judith Kidman DNZM OBE 2009 New Zealand novelist poet scriptwriter and short story author 259 Te Rongotoa Tia Barrett 2011 New Zealand diplomat to French territories in the Pacific 260 Nadine Plet 2008 261 Phyllis Pippa Latour Doyle 2014 262 263 264 James Arthur Jerram 1998 CAMPAIGN Egyptian amp Egyptian EF amp Western European Nigeria editSunny A Olu Jegede was a Nigerian oil executive industrialist and businessman awarded in 2010 Mike Adenuga is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and the third richest person in Africa awarded in 2018 265 Phillip Asiodu is a Nigerian politician 266 Norway editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Grand Croix Haakon VII of Norway citation needed Harald V of Norway citation needed Olav V of Norway citation needed Grand Officer Claus Helberg citation needed Otto Ruge citation needed Commander Arne Dagfin Dahl citation needed Thorbjorn Jagland citation needed Officer Theodor Broch citation needed Col Birger Eriksen for the Battle of Drobak Sound in 1940 during World War II 267 Ole Henrik Moe citation needed Chevalier Eyvind Hellstrom Norwegian chef and former owner of a two Michelin starred restaurant in the city of Oslo He received the honor because he has been positive about France for a long time and promoted the country and its culture and been an advocate for French values through his work as chef and a number of books written The award was handed out by word renowned chef Paul Bocuse in 2007 268 Asbjorn Aarnes Hans Reidar Holtermann citation needed Kristian Loken citation needed Thorvald Nilsen citation needed Arne Sunde citation needed Odd Isaachsen Willoch citation needed Salem Rahmoun Cheniti citation needed Stal Heggelund citation needed Pakistan editSaeed Akhtar Malik former Naval Officer former Secretary to the President of Pakistan former Director For Regional Bureau of Eastern Europe WFP World Food Programme current leader of Bright Star Mobile Library BSML 269 270 Ahmad Hasan Dani intellectual archaeologist historian and linguist awarded in 1998 271 Asma Jahangir prominent Pakistani legal expert and human rights activist awarded in 2014 citation needed Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi cricketer Honorary French Consul General in Lahore 2008 2018 272 Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi Admiral and current Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy 273 Rao Qamar Suleman Air Chief Marshal Chief of Air Staff Pakistan Air Force 2009 2012 Panama editRoberto Roy Minister of Canal Affairs of Panama 274 Paraguay editCommander Francisco Solano Lopez Military and Statesman Awarded by Napoleon III in 1854 for eminent merits Chevalier Augusto Roa Bastos writer Philippines editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Comm Pres Manuel Quezon wearing the Legion of Honor during his inauguration in 1935 Grand Croix Corazon C Aquino president Teodoro Benigno journalist Jose de Venecia Jr Speaker of the House of Representatives Manuel L Quezon President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Fidel V Ramos President Carlos P Romulo Minister of Foreign Affairs Grand Officer Elpidio Quirino President Commander Leticia Ramos Shahani Senator Officer Basilio Valdes Secretary of National Defense Arsenio Luz 1932 Director General of the Philippine Carnival businessman and representative of the Philippines at the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition 275 Luis Antonio G Tagle Pro Prefect for the Section of First Evangelization Dicastery for Evangelization Chevalier Pura Santillan Castrence writer and diplomat Romulo Espaldon rear admiral and diplomat Loren Legarda Senator Max Soliven journalist Bernardo Sim francophile Roberto de Ocampo Secretary of FinancePoland editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Painting of Jozef Poniatowski on horse See also pl Kategoria Polacy odznaczeni Legia Honorowa More than 400 Poles have received the award Among the most notable historic recipients Roman Abraham Wladyslaw Anders WWII general Count Xavier Branicki financier and patron of the arts philanthropist Tomasz Lubienski officer in Napoleon s army Aleksander Piotr Mohl diplomat Jozef Poniatowski who fought under Napoleon until his own death unlike many of Napoleon s friends left him when he lost power 276 277 278 279 280 281 Portugal editFrancisco Manuel de Melo Breyner 4th Count of Ficalho Chevalier of the Legion d Honneur 282 Antonio Cabreira scholar was awarded the Chevalier of the Legion d Honneur by decree of 8 January 1903 283 Antonio Egas Moniz Commandeur of the Legion d Honneur 284 Alberto Girard Officier of the Legion d Honneur 285 Anibal Milhais Soldier in World War 1 was awarded the Chevalier of the Legion d honneur on the battlefieldQatar editAbdullah bin Nasser Al Thani 19 November 2009 286 Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti Qatari Minister of Transport 287 Romania editRomanian royal family King Ferdinand I Knight Grand Cross Queen Marie Dame Grand Officer 1918 citation needed Maria Queen Mother of Yugoslavia Knight Grand Cross 1959 288 King Michael I Knight Grand Cross 1944 289 Crown Princess Margareta Knight 2009 citation needed Kingdom of Romania General Constantin Prezan Grand Officer 1917 290 Republic of Romania President Nicolae Ceaușescu Honorary Knight Grand Cross revoked 291 Corneliu Coposu Grand Officer 1995 Russia editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Osip Komissarov peasant born hatter s apprentice for saving Alexander II 1866 citation needed Lazar Brodsky businessman and philanthropist 1900 citation needed L L Zamenhof physician creator of Esperanto 1905 citation needed Ivan Poddubny professional wrestler 1911 citation needed Rodion Malinovsky a Soviet military commander in World War II and Defense Minister of the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s 1945 Grand Officer Maya Plisetskaya ballerina 1986 citation needed Nikita Mikhalkov actor and director Officer in 1992 Commander in 1994 citation needed Gennady Rozhdestvensky conductor 2003 citation needed Lyudmila Alexeyeva human rights activist 2007 citation needed Anatoly Perminov rocket scientist 2010 citation needed Vladimir Spivakov violinist and conductor Chevalier in 2000 Officer in 2011 citation needed Mikhail Gromov pilot air forces commander Aleksandr Ivanchenkov cosmonaut citation needed Irina Antonova Director of the Pushkin Museum citation needed Aleksandr Viktorenko cosmonaut citation needed Yury Osipov mathematician citation needed Yevgeniy Chazov physician citation needed Zhores Alferov physicist citation needed Mikhail Piotrovsky Director of the State Hermitage Museum citation needed Pavel Lungin director citation needed Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor Jewish leader philanthropist and businessman citation needed Sergei Kovalev human rights activist citation needed Vladimir Putin president of the Russian Federation 2006 292 Saudi Arabia editPrince Muhammad bin Nayef 2016 293 Serbia editKing Peter I King of Serbia was awarded Grand Cross and became the ruler of the new country Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes later renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia citation needed Veran Matic 2009 Serbian journalist and editor in chief of B92 for the fight he has always led for independence and freedom of the media 294 Emir Kusturica 2011 Yugoslav Serbian and Bosnian filmmaker born in 1954 in Sarajevo former Yugoslavia now Bosnia was appointed Chevalier of the Legion d Honneur 295 Dragoljub Micunovic 2013 Serbian politician philosopher for building democracy was appointed Officer of the Legion d Honneur 296 Olja Beckovic 2014 Serbian journalist actress and television presenter for her exceptional professional path courage and fearlessness Alexander Crown Prince of Serbia 2015 Crown Prince of Serbia for his contribution in democratization of Serbian society was awarded Commandeur of the Legion d Honneur 297 298 Cedomilj Mijatovic Serbian ambassador politician and academic 299 Veselin Cajkanovic classical scholar philosopher ethnologist religious history scholar and Greek and Latin translator 300 Milan Kasanin art historian and writer 300 Pavle Savic scientist and Nobel Prize candidate 300 Milunka Savic 300 Dragutin Gavrilovic military officer 300 Zivojin Misic field marshal Alexander I of Yugoslavia Predrag Koraksic Corax political caricaturist 301 Borka Pavicevic political and NGO activist 302 Pavle Beljanski lawyer and diplomat 303 German Serbian Patriarch 304 Sonja Licht NGO activist 305 Aleksandar Tisma writer 306 Mira Trailovic dramaturg and one of the most distinguished theatre directors in the history of Serbian and Yugoslav theatre 307 Svetlana Velmar Jankovic writer 308 Ljubica Gojgic journalist 309 Singapore editTan Boon Teik 1998 former Attorney General of Singapore was appointed an Officer for contributions towards increasing commercial ties between France and Singapore as co chairman of the France Singapore Business Council 310 Su Guaning 2005 President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University Ng Eng Hen 2018 Minister of Defence of Singapore since 2011 appointed Officer 311 Tan Chorh Chuan 2022 Chief Health Scientist appointed Knight for outstanding contributions in health and science 312 Leo Yee Sin 2022 executive director of the National Centre of Infectious Diseases appointed Knight 312 Laurient Renia 2022 Director of the Respiratory and Infectious Diseases Programme at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University appointed Knight 312 Tan Eng Chye 2022 President of the National University of Singapore appointed Knight 313 Ng Kok Song 2004 President hopeful appointed Knight 314 Spain editGrand Croix This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Felipe VI of Spain Juan Carlos I of Spain Queen Sofia of Spain Grand Officer Carlos Ibanez e Ibanez de Ibero marquis of Mulhacen geodesist first president of the International Committee for Weights and Measures for his contribution in dissemination of the metric system among all nations 315 Imeldo Seris Granier y Blanco in 1885 Commandeur Fernando Alejandre Chief of the Defence Staff 316 Chevalier Isaac Albeniz composer 1909 Manuel Quiroga violinist composer and artist appointed a Chevalier in 1931 citation needed South Korea editGrand Officer Yang Ho Cho Chairman of Hanjin Group was awarded in 2015 Commander Lee Kun Hee Samsung chief executive officer was awarded in 2006 citation needed Chevalier Myung whun Chung Conductor was awarded the honor in 1992 317 Song Young gil South Korean Politician was the chairman of Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Republic of France from 2004 to 2008 Kim Hong nam Former director of the National Museum of Korea was awarded in 2008 Chey Tae won Group Chairman of SK and Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry awarded in June 2022Sri Lanka editCommander Chandrika Kumaratunga 318 Officer Professor Mohan Munasinghe Professor Malik PeirisSweden editGrand Croix King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden appointed with the Grand Cross 319 Queen Silvia of Sweden citation needed Hjalmar Hammarskjold 320 Arvid Lindman 321 Axel Rappe 322 Knut Agathon Wallenberg 320 Grand Officer Carl August Ehrensvard 323 Bengt Nordenskiold 324 Commander Carl Bildt 325 Fredrik Ramel 326 Hakan Syren 327 Officer Harald Cramer 328 Birgitta Ohlsson appointed 23 January 2017 329 Chevalier Max von Sydow 330 Rikard Wolff 331 Lars Levi Laestadius 332 Gunilla Svantorp 333 Annelie Johansson 334 Switzerland editCharles Morerod awarded Chevalier de la Legion d honneur on 17 October 2013 335 Elisabeth Eidenbenz 2017 in Vienna as a Knight of the French Legion of Honor Legion d Honneur 336 Guy Demole awarded Officer de la Legion d honneur on 20 October 2011 citation needed Taiwan editAng Lee February 2021 337 338 Thailand editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Grand Croix King Mongkut 1865 339 Prime Minister Pridi Banomyong 1939 340 341 King Bhumibol Adulyadej 1960 Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn Queen Sirikit 1960 Grand Officer Second King Pinklao 1865 339 ENDS Princess Galyani Vadhana 2007 Turkey editIhsan Dogramaci paediatrician entrepreneur philanthropist educationalist and college administrator Officier de la Legion d Honneur 1977 342 Leyla Alaton businesswoman and art collector member of the Board of Alarko group of companies appointed as Chevalier in 2014 343 Ukraine editOleg Sentsov 2023 344 Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2023 345 United Arab Emirates editPrincess Haya bint Al Hussein 2014 346 United Kingdom editThe Legion d Honneur was awarded to 746 members of the British Armed Forces during the Crimean War 1854 1856 Main article List of British recipients of the Legion d Honneur for the Crimean War nbsp The Bride of Death by Thomas Jones Barker commissioned by Louis Philippe I in 1839 for his daughter Princess Marie now in the Victoria Art Gallery A C Henry Allingham 2003 2009 the world s oldest man at his death and the second oldest war veteran of all time appointed Chevalier in 2003 and promoted to Officier in 2009 citation needed Lionel Barber Chevalier de la Legion d honneur for European journalism 347 Thomas Jones Barker awarded c 1839 painter to Louis Philippe I 348 William Guy Batham Chevalier de la Legion d honneur awarded 2020 for services in the liberation of Europe at the D Day landings Beecham Sir Thomas Commandeur awarded 1937 for services to French music Captain Ralph Beauclerk later Marques de Valero de Urria Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 1945 General Sir Henry Bentinck Commandeur de la Legion d honneur Lt Cdr Richard Bevan 1919 for services during the Gallipoli Campaign Thomas A Bird DSO MC amp Bar 2004 for leading a Rifle Brigade relief column through enemy lines into the desert citadel of Bir Hakeim which enabled the 1st Free French Brigade to break out of the German encirclement on the night on 10 11 June 1942 Sir Robert Bird 2nd Baronet awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d honneur in 1947 Annie Brewer was awarded the Legion d honneur and the Croix de Guerre for service as a nurse with the French Red Cross in WW1 Alan Burns 4th Baron Inverclyde Commandeur de la Legion d honneur 349 Eric Harold Cain last surviving Manxman from 6 June 1944 Served on LS H Ben My Chree at Pointe du Hoc aged 17 George Callaghan 1918 Admiral of the Fleet appointed a Grand Officier of the Order 350 Edward Cavendish 10th Duke of Devonshire Chevalier de la Legion d honneur George Lenthal Cheatle Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 1935 The 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley Chevalier de la Legion d honneur Sean Connery Commandeur actor Sir John Henry Corke Chevalier de la Legion d honneur for his war work during World War I Major Benjamin Cowburn MC and Bar Croix de Guerre appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur citation needed Bill Cross 2015 British Army soldier who fought in Normandy in the days after D Day Ron Cross 2016 British Army soldier who was part of the 79th Armoured Division one of the first to land on Juno Beach during the Normandy landings 351 D J John Edward Davis British Army 1998 appointed Chevalier for service during the First World War alongside other remaining survivors including Harry Patch was one of the last surviving combatants and the last Kitchener Volunteer to die Maurice Edelman MP promoted Officier of the Legion d honneur in 1960 having been appointed Chevalier in 1954 352 Lieutenant Colonel Temp Brigadier General William Rushbrooke Eden appointed Officier in 1917 for services on the Macedonian Front Major General Sir David Egerton Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 1945 Albert Edward England 2015 appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur for his role during the Normandy D Day landings Captain Stanley Frederick English Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 1947 for services to France 1940 1946 Stoker 2nd Writer Clerk Eric Peter Molyneux 2021 Appointed Chevalier Knight de la Legion d honneur on 1 April 2021 for his role on D Day serving on board HMS Prince Charles 1941 with the Merchant Navy His ship took the US 2nd Rangers to Omaha on the morning of 6 June 1944 Noble Frankland 2016 appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur for his role in flying 27 sorties with 50 Squadron Bomber Command in support of the liberation of France including two on D Day 353 Carey Henrietta Fraser First Aid Nursing Yeomanry FANY appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur July 1918 while serving with FANY Unit 9 attached to the French Army Also awarded the Croix de Guerre Henry Fynes Clinton Officier de la Legion d honneur Douglas Gordon appointed Commandeur de la Legion d honneur Graham Greene 1967 appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 354 Sir Douglas Haig appointed Grand Officier in May 1915 355 and Grand Croix in February 1916 356 Sir Amos Hirst 1953 Chairman of the Football Association FA awarded to celebrate the FA s 90th Anniversary 357 Lance Corporal Donald Hunt who was part of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers during the Normandy landings appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur in 2017 for his steadfast involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey William Vanrenen Holdich Chevalier de la Legion d honneur Lieutenant Colonel Ewart Horsfall Chevalier for activity in Royal Flying Corps in 1916 businessman and Olympic rower 358 Alan David Iles Royal Navy appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d honneur by the President of the Republic in recognition of his military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War 359 Sir Elton John 2019 was made Chevalier de la Legion d honneur by French President Emmanuel Macron 360 Sir Gladwyn Jebb 1957 1st Baron Gladwyn Grand Croix de la Legion d honneur K P Kenneth Wilson 1924 2021 Army number 2991806 Appointment the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d honneur by degree of 27 January 2018 by Jean Pierre Jouyet To recognise Kenneth s military engagement and steadfast involvement in the Liberation Of France during the Second World War Nasser David Khalili awarded the rank of Officier in the Legion d honneur by President Francois Hollande for his work in the pursuit of peace education and culture among nations 361 John Langdon Commander of the National Order of the Legion d honneur Royal Marine officer at D Day later became an Anglican priest 362 Sir Edward Leigh MP appointed Officier de la Legion d honneur in 2015 Major Gerald Loxley AFC RAF appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur in 1919 363 Darnton Lupton Mayor of Leeds 1844 364 Sir Paul McCartney MBE 2012 was invested as Officier of the Legion d honneur by President Francois Hollande 365 John McIntosh 2016 Chevalier de la Legion d honneur appointed for his part in the liberation of France 366 Admiral Francis Mitchell in recognition of military service during WWI Lord Monks 2014 former General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress 1993 2003 Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation 2003 2011 367 Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO PC DL awarded Grand Cross of the Legion d honneur by General Charles DeGaulle in Paris 26 May 1945 368 Colonel Sir Thomas Andrew Alexander Montgomery Cuninghame 10th Baronet awarded the Legion d honneur in 1919 by the President of the French Republic 369 Christopher Nevinson artist awarded Chevalier of the Legion d honneur in 1938 370 Chris Norman 2015 for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack 371 Joseph Heber Owen 1921 2021 appointed Chevalier on 27 May 2016 for steadfast involvement in the liberation of France Percy Sydney Edward Page 1924 2022 military veteran appointed Chevalier on 9 October 2017 for steadfast involvement in the liberation of France and presented by Jean Pierre Jouyet on behalf of the President of France Harry Patch 1998 2009 Britain s last surviving First World War Veteran appointed Chevalier 1998 and promoted Officier in 2009 372 Q V Jim Radford appointed Chevalier of the Legion d honneur in October 2015 in recognition of his steadfast involvement in the Liberation of France during the Second World War Britain s youngest Normandy Veteran was a fifteen year old seaman on the Empire Larch one of the Deep Sea Tugs that built the breakwater for the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches 373 Paul Richey Chevalier de la Legion d honneur in 1980 J K Rowling awarded the Legion d honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2009 Dame Kristin Scott Thomas Chevalier de la Legion d honneur Major Robert Spencer MC Royal Tank Corps Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 3 June 1919 Sydney Vincent Sippe 1914 pilot raid on German Zeppelin factory in November 1914 Lord Slynn of Hadley GBE GCStJ Chevalier de la Legion d honneur The 12th Duke of St Albans Chevalier de la Legion d honneur Vice Admiral Sir Victor Stanley Chevalier de la Legion d honneur James H Sutherland appointed Chevalier of the Legion d honneur for conspicuously good service as Special Guide to the Nyasaland Field Force Sir John Sulston 2004 Officier de la Legion d honneur Susan Travers 1996 Served in the French Red Cross as a nurse and ambulance driver during Second World War She later became the only woman to officially join the French Foreign Legion and served in Vietnam during the First Indochina War Violet Trefusis 1950 writer and socialite appointed Chevalier de la Legion d honneur 374 Ninette de Valois 1950 appointed Chevalier of the Legion d honneur 375 W Z Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker WWII Pilot also awarded also the Croix de Guerre Played Rugby for England He held the post of Inspector General of the RAF from 1964 to 1966 when he became Deputy Commander in Chief Allied Forces Central Europe Sir Herbert Ashcombe Walker General Manager of the London and South Western Railway appointed a Grand Officier of the Legion d honneur 376 Arthur Wallis Myers English tennis correspondent editor author and player Appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by French President Paul Doumer on 29 April 1932 for his service to the game of tennis Herbert Ward sculptor was awarded the Legion d honneur in 1911 377 after twice winning the Gold Medal of the Salon des Artistes Francais 378 Betty Webb Bletchley Park code breaker during WWII appointed Chevalier of the Legion d honneur 379 The 8th Duke of Wellington KG Officier de la Legion d honneur Sir Frank Williams founder of the Williams F1 Team appointed Chevalier of the Legion d honneur 380 Winder Captain A J H Royal Signals attached to 90th Field Regiment Royal Artillery 50th Division Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo Thomas British Special Operations Executive agent codenamed The White Rabbit was presented with the Commandeur of the Legion d honneur on the personal instructions of President Charles de Gaulle 381 United States editIndividuals edit The individuals listed below are among the approximately 10 000 Americans who have been so honored A B Brett August 2015 founder French American Chamber of Commerce Chicago chair Chicago Paris Sister Cities Committee founder Chicago chapter of l Ordre des Canardiers nbsp James Baldwin Frank Lusk Babbott philanthropist 382 Josephine Baker an entertainer activist and French Resistance agent 383 James Baldwin 1986 African American author and commentator who expatriated to France in 1948 where he remained for the rest of his life He died at his home in Saint Paul de Vence in 1987 John William Barker 1920 U S Army brigadier general 384 Paul Wayland Bartlett 1924 sculptor Alexander Graham Bell 1847 inventor of the telephone citation needed Jeff Bezos 2023 founder of Amazon 385 Kathryne Bomberger director general of the International Commission on Missing Persons ICMP citation needed Arnaud de Borchgrave 2014 journalist specializing in international politics and former editor in chief of The Washington Times He was awarded in July 2014 with French Ambassador Francois Delattre saying that Borchgrave is a World War II hero to whom France is eternally grateful and one of the most remarkable journalists of our lifetime who is also a great friend of France and an exceptional individual citation needed Gregory Bradford Retired U S Air Force pilot navigator President CEO Aerospatiale CEO EADS North America member French American Chamber of Commerce John Nicholas Brown Philanthropist Eugene Bullard 1959 First African American military pilot Lafayette Flying Corps WWI Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee 2007 received it for being the Press Attache of News Week in Paris citation needed Herbert Brill 2005 downed WW II B 17 navigator 1944 member of the French Resistance during escape and evasion battle of Javerlhac and liberation of Angouleme Charles H Burke 1932 Congressman Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and representative of the U S mainland for the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition 275 Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd Chevalier 1926 Commandeur 1929 Leader of the first flights over the North Pole and South Pole C D nbsp Kirk Douglas Julia Child November 2000 Steven Clemons Chevalier October 2021 American journalist editor foreign policy expert for his contributions in the field of foreign affairs and international diplomacy 386 Bette Davis film actress Miles Davis jazz musician 387 Marlene Dietrich German born actress and singer for her work improving morale on the front lines of WWII Walt Disney 8 Jan 1936 cartoonanimator and producer 388 Donald Wills Douglas Jr American industrialist for his contributions to aviation 389 Kirk Douglas 1985 American actor 390 Charles Durning European Theater of World War II also US Silver Star US Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device 3 US Purple Hearts Bob Dylan 2013 American musician singer songwriter artist and writer 391 E Max S Eagelfeld 2018 12th Armored Division 82nd Armored Medical Battalion for service during the liberation of Alsace 392 He also received the Bronze Star Combat Medical Badge and was inducted into the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame 393 Clint Eastwood 2009 American actor film director film producer and composer 394 Dwight D Eisenhower Grand Croix 1943 five star general in the United States Army 34th President of the United States Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II and the supreme commander of NATO Eisenhower received his decoration directly from General Henri Honore Giraud who gave him his own Eisenhower as promised did not put it on until the French tricolor flew over the city of Strasbourg in the French region of Alsace 395 Lambert P Elbert 2010 Corydon Indiana Veteran 396 Charles William Eliot 1903 Officer and 1924 Commander Longest serving President of Harvard University transformed it into the research powerhouse that it is known as today Muriel Engelman born Muriel Phillips 12 January 1921 Meriden CT second lieutenant U S Army Nurse Corps in World War II spending several months of her two year service near the front lines at the Ardennes Battle of the Bulge treating American and Allied soldiers Appointed the Legion of Honor by President Emmanuel Macron in July 2018 and received her medal at the age of 97 in a ceremony in Los Angeles 20 September 2018 from the Consul General of France for the State of California 397 F Samuel Morse Felton Jr American railroad executive who was in charge of organization and dispatch to France of all American railway forces and supplies for the Western Front of World War I 398 Mayhew Foster 2009 World War II soldier who flew Hermann Goring from Austria to Germany where Goring stood trial for war crimes at Nuremberg 399 Varian Fry 1967 operated a refugee network from Marseille which helped over 2 000 people escape the Holocaust in 1940 41 Chevalier G nbsp Alan Greenspan Jeanne Gang 2015 American architect 400 Ralph Gibson American Photographer appointed Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor 2018 Grace Gassette American artist who designed orthopedic devices for wounded soldiers in World War I Rick Goings Chairman Emeritus Tupperware Brands for his dedication to the role of women and children in developing countries 2010 401 John Gojermac 2023 assigned to 3rd Infantry Division 7th Infantry Regiment Fought in Italy and France awarded Silver Star Bronze Star wounded three times Bart Gordon Officer 2012 US Representative from Tennessee 402 Maurice R Hank Greenberg 2014 American business executive for military service in the European Theater during World War II Alan Greenspan economist and Chairman of the US Federal Reserve 403 William Remsburg Grove Officer 1919 US Army Quartermaster Corps for World War I service 404 H Philip Habib Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs special envoy to the Middle East 405 Edward Smith Hamilton 2005 Retired Army Infantry and CIA officer West Point Class of 1939 D Day invasion 90th Infantry Division Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart 2 OLC Charles Hardy 2023 TSgt U S Army Combat Engineer WW II captured 68 German POWs Port of Brest fought Battle of the Bulge Harry B Harris Jr 2018 Commander U S Pacific Command and designated U S Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Stuart Holliday 2022 United States Ambassador for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations 2003 2005 406 407 Thomas E Horn 2021 Honorary Consul of Monaco in San Francisco 408 Elias Howe 1867 inventor of the sewing machine citation needed Robert E Hunter US Ambassador to NATO citation needed I Daniel Inouye 2007 US Senator from Hawaii US Army Captain with the 442nd RCT during World War II 409 J Charles Thomas Jackson American physician and scientist who was active in medicine chemistry mineralogy and geology Jesse Jackson 2021 American civil rights leader 410 Joseph Januszkiewicz 2010 U S Army WW II ETO veteran soldier 95th ID Battle of Metz Joe Kenneth Jones 2023 WW II Capt U S Army Ret 71st Inf Div participated in liberation of Gunskirken and Mauthausen concentration camps Quincy Jones 2001 American record producer and musician 411 Ira Joralemon 1918 American geologist and mining engineer served on Billy Mitchell s staff in the United States Army Air Service during World War I 412 K Otto Kahn German born American patron of the arts Bentley Kassal World War II Veteran Philip Kearny was the first American recipient for his service in the Battle of Solferino Jeong H Kim 2013 President of Bell Labs 2005 2013 in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments and exemplary commitment to French American friendship 413 Young Oak Kim Officier 2005 US Army Colonel Battalion Operation Officer of the 100th bn 442nd RCT during the campaigns for Bruyeres and Biffontaine 414 Brian Warner Kittrell Commandeur 1988 Given due to the extraordinary valor displayed while rescuing American and French government officials from a terrorist car bombing near the embassy in 1988 He was working as an intern at the Paris American Embassy at the age of 16 making him is the youngest American to be given the honor Jacques Paul Klein Under Secretary General of the United Nations citation needed Blanche Knopf Officier 1960 American publisher in recognition of her work publishing French literature citation needed William A Knowlton US Army general citation needed C Everett Koop 1980 Surgeon General of the United States 415 Lawrence D Kritzman 2012 John D Willard Professor of French Comparative Literature and Oratory Dartmouth citation needed L nbsp Jerry Lewis Henry Louis Larsen commander of the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines during World War I and later Governor of Guam 416 John Leahy Chief Sales Officer at Airbus was named an Officer of the Order in March 2012 417 John A Lejeune Lieutenant General U S Marine Corps Commander of 4th Marine Brigade then U S Army 2nd Infantry Division during World War I Lyman Lemnitzer US Army General Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Salmon O Levinson 418 Harold Lewis 2000 8th Field Engineers British Infantry while serving with Overseas Military Forces of Canada World War I 419 Jerry Lewis 1984 Commandeur 2006 420 421 Royal C Lewis U S Army 6th Armored Division Served in the Battle of the Bulge Charles Lindbergh American aviator citation needed James Harvard London American Engineer 422 David Lynch filmmaker 423 M Douglas MacArthur Grand Croix American General Chief of Staff of the United States Army and field marshal of the Philippine Army 424 John F Madden U S Army brigadier general 425 426 Donald Malarkey 2009 U S Army Easy Company 2nd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division U S Army 427 Paul Bernard Malone U S Army general 428 Fred Marcusa 2014 American business strategist lawyer and musician 429 Wynton Marsalis 2009 US an American trumpeter and composer 430 George C Marshall Grand Croix American General Chief of Staff of the United States Army US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense Knox Martin American painter sculptor and muralist Chevalier 2016 for his contribution to the liberation of France during World War II Paul Goodloe McIntire American investor and philanthropist for founding a tuberculosis hospital in France 431 Luke McNamee Admiral 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam head of the Battle Fleet and 21st Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence 432 Richard McNulty of Floral Arkansas Chevalier and 5 U S Bronze Star Medals 1st US Army under command of Gen Omar Bradley landed on Omaha Beach during the Allied forces World War II Invasion of Normandy and pushed with unit to the Rhine valley 433 William A McNulty Chevalier 1945 colonel US Army WWII field commander Samuel Meyer awarded 27 February 2024 b 1924 awarded the Legion d honneur by Ambassador Laurent Bili for his service in the 485 Fighter Squadron of the 370th Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War 434 John Mierzejewski Chevalier 2016 private first class US Army 29th infantry division 16th infantry regiment heavy artillery gunner Landed on Omaha Beach as part of the second wave of the invasion of Normandy Russell Miller took part in the D Day invasion He was wounded in combat in Normandy in 1944 and in Germany in 1945 Awards include the Purple Heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster In 2015 Russell was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French Government Billy Mitchell Commandeur United States Army Air Service Brigadier General Toni Morrison 2010 American novelist 435 Michael Mullen 2007 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 436 Thomas Volney Munson In 1888 he received decorations of the Legion of Honor with the title Chevalier du Merite Agricole for aid to France in viticulture Myron H Murley 2013 Colonel Infantry retired United States Army b 4 June 1923 d 2 September 2013 for his gallant conduct in the liberation of France 1944 Audie Murphy the most decorated US soldier of World War II 437 Walter Miller 2015 U S Army 82nd Airborne for combat service on D Day at St Mere Eglise where he earned the first of his two Purple Hearts at the age of 17 James Mynatt 2017 Army Air Corps 848th Bomb Squadron 490th Bombardment Group ultimately flew 35 missions his first piloting a B 24 bomber over Normandy on D Day 438 N Joseph Napolitan Political Consultant awarded in 2005 439 440 Chester W Nimitz Grand Croix US Navy Fleet Admiral Commander of the U S Pacific Fleet during World War II citation needed O Q nbsp George S Patton Robert O Brien 2022 former National Security Advisor helped free two French hostages 441 George Kenichi Ōide Chevalier Knight 2019 US Army Private for his contribution to liberating France from Nazi occupation Edgar dePue Osgood Officer 2006 honorary consul of Cote d Ivoire for military service in WWII and keeping the French Language a vibrant entity in the State of California for 50 years citation needed William Bill Bruce Overstreet Jr 2009 US USAAF WWII Fighter Pilot with the 357th FG 363rd FS The Yoxford Boys Flew a P 51 Mustang named Berlin Express Only known Allied fighter pilot to turn in a kill while flying under the Eiffel Tower in Paris chasing a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 Chevalier medal presented by Ambassador to the US Pierre Vimont at the D Day Memorial 8 December 2009 in Bedford VA US Vimont said of Bill Overstreet in his speech that the Legion of Honour is The sign of my country s exceptional recognition of Captain Overstreet s heroic contribution to the liberation of France 442 443 444 445 James E Padesky 2009 United States Air Force first lieutenant in 14th Liaison Squadron 9th Air Force assigned to George S Patton s Third Army in 1944 446 Vernon Valentine Palmer 2007 professor of law Tulane University citation needed Frank Pagliuca 2014 US Army fought alongside French troops in the Colmar Pocket 447 Joe Panno 2012 US Army corporal 29th Division 115th Regiment 3rd Battalion fought during the liberation of St Lo Edwin B Parker member of the War Industries Board and arbiter with Germany Austria and Hungary following World War I 448 Robert Parker Officier 2005 American wine critic citation needed Mason Patrick major general US Army and Chief of US Army Air Corps citation needed George S Patton Commandeur US Army general citation needed Ernest C Peixotto captain artist US Army Corps of Engineers WWI presented 1921 Chevalier raised to Officer 1926 Mary Hutchinson Peixotto artist American Red Cross WWI presented 1921 Chevalier Donald A Peltier 2013 corporal US Army 8th Armored Division Allied Invasion World War II Normandy Belgium Holland Germany Bronze Star for Valor Claiborne Pell United States Senator Alvin Houston Perry 2019 331st Infantry Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division Prisoner of War Stalag VII A in Moosburg Germany Purple Heart Joseph Petrucci Chevalier 2016 US Army Engineer 294th Joint Assault Signal Company JASCO World War II American Campaign Medal European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars and Arrowhead Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and Croix de Guerre Petrucci was wounded in action on D Day but refused the Purple Heart because he felt accepting it would dishonor those who sacrificed their lives on that historic day He was awarded this medal for services to France during World War II Legion of Honor Ceremony in San FranciscoWWII D Day veteran Truckee resident awarded France s Legion of Honor Lafayette G Pool S Sgt US Army 3rd Armored Division US tank ace credited with over 1 000 kills 250 German prisoners of war taken 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armored vehicle and self propelled gun kills 449 Colin Powell US Secretary of State US Army General 450 William Wilson Quinn US Army Lieutenant general responsible for the U S 7th Army s capture of Hermann Goring Assistant Chief of Staff of the CIA citation needed R nbsp Eleanor Roosevelt Faizel Firoz Alexander Razak 2012 for services rendered towards the French Republic citation needed Albert B Randall Chevalier 1918 Commodore of the United States Lines for his part in bringing convoys of troop transports to France during WWI Robert Redford 2010 American actor 451 Raj Reddy 1984 for his work on artificial intelligence and computer literacy 452 James Cooper Rhea 1918 Brigadier General United States Army Received the Officer Class of the award for actions in World War One Also received the French Croix de Guerre with palm 453 Alexander H Rice Jr Commandeur Doctor for his medical services in France during World War I citation needed C Allen Thorndike Rice 1879 for Charnay Expedition to explore and photograph Mayan ruins in Mexico and Guatemala 454 455 John S Ripandelli 2013 for his World War II service 456 457 Charles Rivkin Commandeur 2013 Current U S Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and former U S Ambassador to France 458 John J Roach 2017 a United States Army forward artillery observer during World War II Paul Craig Roberts Former U S Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy 459 Rufus Roger Roberts for his services during World War II 460 Russell M Russ Buddy Robinson Roanoke VA USA b 6 April 1923 2nd and 1st Lt US Army Air Forces WWII bomber pilot Captain US Army National Guard 30th Division North Carolina helicopter pilot until 1964 In WWII Russell was a combat B 24 Liberator Bomber pilot of the ship Arrowhead He flew with the 453rd BG Heavy 732nd BS 31 missions 93rd BG Heavy 329th BS 3 missions French President Emmanuel Macron of France signed to have the Rank of Chevalier Knight of the Legion de Honour bestowed upon Mr Robinson for missions of a humanitarian nature Russell and crew flew some missions not carrying bombs but food stuffs medicine blankets for the French refugees returning from Denmark Holland Belgium Missions were as dangerous as carrying bombs as there was still German fighters and anti aircraft fire In his absence French President Emmanuel Macron sent the French Military Attache General and his delegation from the French Consulate in Washington DC USA to the annual Bernard Marie WWII Dinner to Honor WWII Veterans Roanoke VA USA 5 June 2019 AD 461 462 Eleanor Roosevelt 1951 Commandeur citation needed S nbsp Steven Spielberg Raymond Sackler 1989 Officier 2013 MD physician entrepreneur philanthropist citation needed Anthony Sadler 2015 for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack 463 Charles E de M Sajous pioneer of endocrinology who studied in Paris 464 Charles Schepens Belgian born American ophthalmologist who helped more than 100 people escape Nazi occupied France via the Spanish Pyrenees Inventor of the indirect binocular ophthalmoscope considered the father of modern retinal surgery Immigrated to the USA in 1947 founder of the Schepens Eye Research Institute Raymond F Schinazi 2018 professor researcher entrepreneur philanthropist and a world renowned leader in the field of nucleoside chemistry and antiviral drug research awarded for his pioneering work on HIV hepatitis B and hepatitis C 465 Fred A Schubert 1999 Chevalier of the Legion of Honor served as a Private in the US 100th Aero Squadron as one of the last of the living veterans of World War I 466 Arnold Schwarzenegger 2011 bodybuilder actor businessman politician 467 Martin Scorsese 2005 film director and advocate of film preservation 468 Ruth Simmons 2013 for a career dedicated to being a visionary leader in academia 469 Franklin Simon co founder of Franklin Simon amp Co for doing more than anyone to put American women in French clothing 470 Jules Herman Sitrick 2017 single handedly captured 21 German soldiers during WWII 471 Alek Skarlatos 2015 for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack 463 Belle Skinner 1921 American businesswoman and philanthropist for her role in reconstruction after the First World War 472 Campbell Bascom Slemp 1932 Virginian congressman and commissioner general of the United States to the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition Patti Smith Poet Author Musician Steven Spielberg American film director producer citation needed Spencer Stone 2015 for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack 463 Col William Howard Stovall DC S USSTAFE WWII awards ceremony for 2nd Air Division May 1945 Barbra Streisand American singer actress songwriter and director 473 Sully Sullenberger Officier 2011 US Airways Pilot who successfully landed on the Hudson River preserving the lives of all 155 individuals on board 474 Bruce Sundlun 1977 Governor of Rhode Island Recognized for his work with the French Resistance during World War II 475 Greggory Swarz 2015 USAF staff sergeant of the 492nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit for saving three French Airmen from a fiery crash by pulling them from the wreckage and using a tourniquet to save the third airman whose hand was lost in the crash during a NATO training exercise at Los Llanos Air Base Spain where he also earned the USAF Airman s Medal 476 477 T Tetsuo Tateishi 2017 US Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team presented posthumously on 21 September 2017 by Guillaume Maman honorary consul of France in Hawaii at the Hawaii State House of Representatives 478 David W Taylor US Navy rear admiral citation needed John Thomas Taylor 1937 Army veteran of World War I and later World War II who was a lobbyist for the American Legion 479 Futao Terashima 2017 US Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team presented on 21 September 2017 by Guillaume Maman honorary consul of France in Hawaii at the Hawaii State House of Representatives 478 Joseph R Thompson 2012 Army veteran for World War II combat service in France citation needed Edward Tierney 2012 Army Air Force C 47 aeromedical evacuation pilot D Day Jean Foley Tierney 2012 Army Air Force C 47 aeromedical evacuation flight nurse D Day William Timlin 1991 Air Force veteran for service in France citation needed Robert Tuchel 2017 Army Air Corps veteran for World War II combat service over France Also recipient of Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross with Clusters citation needed Edward Tuck 1929 financier diplomat and philanthropist Awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor 480 481 U W nbsp Buchenwald concentration camp photo taken 16 April 1945 five days after liberation of the camp Wiesel is in the second row from the bottom seventh from the left next to the bunk post 482 Ann Madison Washington 1932 Official hostess at the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition 275 Tony Vaccaro 1994 U S war photographer citation needed Jack Van Eaton 2015 Army veteran for World War II combat service during the Battle of the Bulge citation needed Melvin Van Peebles 2001 American filmmaker writer and artist 483 484 Malvin E Walker 2012 Army veteran for World War II combat service in France citation needed Robert Weber 2013 for his participation in the liberation of France in WWII as a member 54th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 10th Armored Division 485 Harvey Weinstein 2012 American film producer and film studio executive 486 The French government said in October 2017 that it had started the process of revoking Mr Weinstein s medal see also Weinstein sexual abuse allegations Orson Welles Commandeur 1982 487 Justin DuPratt White Chevalier 1919 for legal services securing munitions to France and Britain during World War I 488 Elie Wiesel Commandeur 1984 Grand Officier 1990 Grand Croix 2000 Holocaust survivor and author Nobel Laureate Paul Willis 2017 Tech Sergeant Company G 2nd Battalion 329th Infantry Regiment 83rd Infantry Division U S Army for service in Normandy Brittany and Loire Valley campaigns in France 438 Daniel J Winograd 2016 Army veteran Chevalier for World War II combat service in France Shelby Westbrook 2013 for his aerobatic heroism in Operation Dragoon in Southern France during WWII As a Tuskegee Airman one of the few Black Americans to be so honored William Westmoreland 1972 Commanded US forces during the Vietnam War 489 Robert E Wood 1932 Brigadier general president of Sears Roebuck reproduced Mount Vernon in Paris for the 1931 Colonial Exposition 275 Leonard Wurzel 2013 for his World War II service citation needed Greg Wyler 2018 for entrepreneurship in satellite networking to close the digital divide 490 X Z Charles E Chuck Yeager brigadier general USAF ret 2003 for his service fighting with the Maquis in 1944 flying combat in World War II and his entire career of service duty including but not limited to Korea Vietnam Pakistan German breaking the sound barrier and other test work www chuckyeager com James E Yeatts Chevalier 2014 Veteran of U S Army 188th Artillery Battalion served in numerous operations in Northern France Belgium and Germany during World War II Steven C Yevich 2004 of Berwick Pennsylvania for his service in the 35th Infantry Division in World War II wounded at St Lo citation needed Alvin York 1918 corporal while fighting for the AEF for service in France citation needed Elias Zerhouni 2008 M D director of the National Institutes of Health 491 Institutions organizations edit United States Military Academy 492 United States Naval Academy 493 United States Army 371st Infantry Regiment 494 United States Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team 495 Uruguay editHugo Batalla 1926 1998 Uruguay politician and Vice president of the Republic 496 SulliVenezuela editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Luis Hernandez Rodriguez 1912 2011 Soldier of the Spanish Republic member of the French Resistance and Venezuelan Linotypist Awarded in September 2006 for commanding Battalion Libertad and freeing Fort De La Pointe de Graves from German Occupation in 1945 which impeded the entrance to the French city of Bordeaux during World War 2 Entrega de la Legion de Honor a un antiguo combatiente Simon Planas 1937 Venezuelan lawyer and politician Juan Jose Flores 1868 Venezuelan born President of Ecuador Reynaldo Hahn 1937 Venezuelan composer Frank Risquez Iribarren 1956 Venezuelan soldier and engineer citation needed Arturo Uslar Pietri 1990 Venezuelan intellectual lawyer journalist writer television producer and politician He won the Prince of Asturias Award 1990 Sofia Imber influent journalist founder of the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas Jacinto Convit 2011 Venezuelan physician and scientist known for developing a vaccine in an attempt to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer He was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his experimental anti leprosy vaccine Jose Antonio Abreu 2007 Venezuelan conductor composer founder of El Sistema Carlos Cruz Diez 2012 Venezuelan kinetic and op artist He lives in Paris He has spent his professional career working and teaching between both Paris and Caracas His work is represented in museums and public art sites internationallyYemen editAmat Al Alim Alsoswa the United Nations assistant secretary general assistant administrator of United Nations Development Programme UNDP and director of its regional bureau for Arab states She was awarded officier in the Order of the Legion d Honneur 497 Khadija Al Salami film producer 498 Yugoslavia editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was awarded Grand Cross citation needed Maria of Yugoslavia consort of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was awarded Grand Cross citation needed Vladimir Cukavac general of the Royal Yugoslav Army was awarded in 1934 499 King Peter of Yugoslavia II son of the King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was awarded Grand Cross citation needed Josip Broz Tito Grand Cross was awarded on 7 May 1953 Petar Zdravkovski general consul of Yugoslavia in Marseilles 1954 1957 was awarded officier in the Order of the Legion d Honneur on 7 May 1953 Liljana Todorova 1983 philologist University professor diplomat Branko Mamula Minister of defence SFRY was awarded Grand OficierOther countries editColombia Freddy Padilla de Leon Colombian Army General chief of staff of the Colombian Armed Forces appointed Commandeur on 21 August 2008 Colombia Jose Luis Esparza Guerrero Colombian Army alumnus of the French Ecole de Guerre appointed Chevalier on 10 November 2015 500 Czechoslovakia Milan Rastislav Stefanik 1914 Czechoslovak politician diplomat astronomer and General in French Army 501 Tomas Garrigue Masaryk President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Benes President of Czechoslovakia Antonin Hasal Czechoslovak Army general Ludvik Svoboda President of Czechoslovakia 1947 Vaclav Havel President of Czechoslovakia Indonesia Suharto president of his country during 1967 1998 502 Mauritius Edharow Rama first Indo Mauritian doctor awarded the Croix de la Legion d Honneur for saving the lives of a French ship s crew suffering from smallpox and cholera and quarantined on Plate island Mauritania Moulaye Boukhreiss first General of army awarded the Officer 1984 and Knight 1996 de la Legion d Honneur respectively for his work as minister of Justice and then as head state of army for over 11 years maintaining the stability and peace in Mauritania and regionally in the Western Africa which enhanced ties with France Moldova Maia Sandu President of Moldova since 2020 Grand Cross 503 Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi politician Pro democracy leader won 1991 Nobel Laureate in peace Awarded the honor by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on 16 January 2012 504 Nigeria Sunny A Oluseyi Jegede prominent petroleum industry executive and past Chairman of the Franco Nigerian Chamber of Commerce amp Industry awarded Chevalier in 2010 for esteemed contributions to business and French Nigerian relations Paraguay Francisco Solano Lopez Grand Marshal and President of his country during 1862 1870 received in 1854 the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in the degree of Commandeur for military service 505 506 Philippines Fidel V Ramos former President of the Philippines and Korean War veteran citation needed Puerto Rico Ramon Emeterio Betances appointed as Chevalier in 1887 507 Russia Gerard Depardieu French born actor citizen of the Russian Federation citation needed Sudan Garo Vanian entrepreneur awarded Chevalier as President Director General of Ararat International for grand merits citation needed Tunisia Abdessalem ben Mohamed El Mohammedi 1877 1919 Leader amp Caid of the Fraichiche fr tribe Thala Tunisia Knight of the Order of Glory Tunisia 1901 Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor France 1907 Knight of the Order of Glory Tunisia 1910 citation needed Slovakia Maria Krasnohorska Slovak ambassador to France 2001 2007 508 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Grand Cross 2023 509 References edit Legion Code article 16 Les etrangers qui se seront signales par les services qu ils ont rendus a la France ou aux causes qu elle soutient Legion Code art 128 WATTEL Michel et Beatrice Les Grand Croix de la Legion d honneur De 1805 a nos jours titulaires francais et etrangers Archives et Culture 2009 Kadare was awarded the National Order Grand Officer of Legion of Honor by Macron Radio Tirana International 1 January 2020 Retrieved 18 June 2020 Elsie Robert 2010 Historical Dictionary of 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